Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

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Dec 16, 2021 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (rental) is 1966 set heist film. The heist is the pretty barebones and occurs in the final 20 minutes. Most of the film is James Coburn "seducing" women as a con artist to rob them. This usually involves an elaborate backstory and a silly accent. Enjoyment of the film would depend largely on nostalgia for the late sixties and an appreciation for the charms of James Coburn as sex symbol (I don't have either of theses things). A very young Harrison Ford pops up for a few seconds (in his first role) as a bellhop. 1 1/2 stars out of 5 (but it has aged poorly and will continue to do so). The film is misogynistic and Coburn's character comes across more caddish than cool. See more Jun 30, 2015 This was a good movie with a good twist. Even though you knew James Coburn's character was a cad, you had to enjoy the ending where he lost everything of value as he saw the success of his plan. See more May 22, 2015 James Coburn is suave, yes, but can his personality carry an entire movie when the plot takes a leisurely meandering course to get to where it's going? Methinks not. If this were a character study rather than a heist film, then we should learn a bit more about Coburn's raisons d'etre. Instead, this is all just a slow build to the ironic but otherwise underwhelming conclusion. Coburn is a master manipulator who gets himself paroled from prison and then embarks on a mission to secure enough cash to buy the blueprints for a bank that he plans to hold up. The timing will be just right, as the Soviet premier is landing in Los Angeles and causing a big commotion. Watch as the plot slowly slowly slowly unspools. Not bad, not good. See more Feb 28, 2014 Tough guy James Coburn dully drags through a crime caper of epicly dull proportions. A con man (Coburn) is released from jail just to start planning for his next hit. Not much of anything to get excited about but not as bad as it might have been with a lesser actor in the lead. The only reason to give it a try if for the 5 second cameo by Harrison Ford in his first role as a bell hop. See more Jun 26, 2013 Great sixties stuff, underrated. See more Feb 5, 2013 Fun, though a rather involved and possibly over-complicated plot involving James Coburn as a con man planning an airpot heist the same day the Russian Premier is landing at LAX. It's not as campy as the "Flint" films, but it's still a pretty good time. You also get to see Harrison Ford in her first film role playing an an uncredited bellboy. See more Read all reviews

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