Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Reflecting the mood of Nixon's America, the film plays on the anxieties of surveillance. [27 Oct 2012, p.36]
70
The GuardianPaul Howlett
A clever caper movie. [08 Oct 2011, p.46]
70
The Observer (UK)Philip French
An exciting tale with a cast that includes Christopher Walken and Martin Balsam, but its real concern is with a dehumanised, paranoid society dominated by electronic surveillance. [09 Oct 2011, p.46]
70
Sean Connery manages to rise above the material; most of the rest of the cast plays in broad style, and there have rarely been so many small, sleazy performances in one movie.
40
I thought there were about 11 good minutes in it, and the rest confused and uncertain. [22 Jul 1971, p.55]