The Hot Rock (1972)
There’s a reason Hollywood keeps making heist movies decade after decade: people always watch them! Well, I do, anyway. In The Hot Rock, Robert Redford and George Segal join up to steal a diamond from a museum that Moses Gunn wants to return to his people in Africa. In true 1970s fashion, the film turns into a heist-gone-wrong comedy, and every time the team of robbers tries to take the diamond, an unexpected glitch ruins everything and sends them back to the drawing board.
There are some pretty funny gags—my favorite is Robert Redford’s “that’s good and that’s bad” speech—and during the suspenseful scenes you’re able to relax a bit because no one ever gets hurt in a comedy. It’s not the best heist movie you’ll ever watch, but it’s far from the worst, so if you think George Segal is funny or you’re looking for some blond eye candy in your next crime comedy, rent The Hot Rock for a few laughs.
More Robert Redford movies here!
There are some pretty funny gags—my favorite is Robert Redford’s “that’s good and that’s bad” speech—and during the suspenseful scenes you’re able to relax a bit because no one ever gets hurt in a comedy. It’s not the best heist movie you’ll ever watch, but it’s far from the worst, so if you think George Segal is funny or you’re looking for some blond eye candy in your next crime comedy, rent The Hot Rock for a few laughs.
More Robert Redford movies here!