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The Anderson Tapes Reviews

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This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from his latest prison term. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Anderson uses mob funding to finance an ambitious robbery. With a gang of expert thieves, Anderson sets about to rob every wealthy tenant of a .. Read more

Starring	Sean Connery, Martin Balsam, Dyan Cannon, Ralph Meeker
Director	Sidney Lumet
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Superficially slick and fashionable crime thriller, marred by unnecessarily flashy direction, a failure to explain enough about the tapes, and a climax which oddly mixes bloodshed and farce.
- 32079
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Solid techno-thriller
  
  The original Lawrence Sanders novel was clever because almost all of the narrative consisted of intercepts by various agencies as the protagonists planned and ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Jan 2005 at 15:34
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- - 0
  - 0
  This is a caper movie
  
  For those of you old enough to remember, the 1960-70’s produced this sub-genre of action film that sort of poked fun at the action movie. With Sean Connery... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - 06 Jul 2010 at 16:05
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  The Anderson Tapes
  
  Bold, muscular performance from Connery, brilliant direction from Lumet and a great script. Thrilling and worthwhile.
  
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  - Cardiff
  - 15 Oct 2008 at 09:52
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  Absolute rubbish. I should have stopped watching it after five minutes as I felt inclined to do, but after reading the revues here I thought it couldn't be ... read more »
  
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- - George Parker
  - Southampton
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 07:50
- - 1
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  Good!
  
  A very good film to watch and enjoy. With friends or on your own. Also liked Sean as the feel good actor.
  
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- - HORMER
  - ESSEX
  - 12 Mar 2005 at 19:33
- - 3
  - 1
  Solid techno-thriller
  
  The original Lawrence Sanders novel was clever because almost all of the narrative consisted of intercepts by various agencies as the protagonists planned and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 64224
- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 15:34
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- - 3
  - 1
  Solid techno-thriller
  
  The original Lawrence Sanders novel was clever because almost all of the narrative consisted of intercepts by various agencies as the protagonists planned and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 64224
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 15:34
- - 1
  - 0
  The Anderson Tapes
  
  Bold, muscular performance from Connery, brilliant direction from Lumet and a great script. Thrilling and worthwhile.
  
  Report this review
- 644246
- - a customer
  - Cardiff
  - 15 Oct 2008 at 09:52
- - 2
  - 2
  English OAP Review
  
  Absolute rubbish. I should have stopped watching it after five minutes as I felt inclined to do, but after reading the revues here I thought it couldn't be ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 94958
- - George Parker
  - Southampton
  - 21 Apr 2005 at 07:50
- - 1
  - 1
  Good!
  
  A very good film to watch and enjoy. With friends or on your own. Also liked Sean as the feel good actor.
  
  Report this review
- 326761
- - HORMER
  - ESSEX
  - 12 Mar 2005 at 19:33
- - 0
  - 0
  This is a caper movie
  
  For those of you old enough to remember, the 1960-70’s produced this sub-genre of action film that sort of poked fun at the action movie. With Sean Connery... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 903592
- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Jul 2010 at 16:05

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Critics' reviews
- Superficially slick and fashionable crime thriller, marred by unnecessarily flashy direction, a failure to explain enough about the tapes, and a climax which oddly mixes bloodshed and farce.
- 32079
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- Watchable but curiously muffled thriller in which Connery masterminds a plan to rob an entire apartment block, unaware... read more on Time Out
- 45364
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15

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  This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from his latest prison term. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Anderson uses mob funding to finance an ambitious robbery. With a gang of expert thieves, Anderson sets about to rob ...