Notwithstanding some of the more favorable reviews here for this picture, I haven't seen a dumber flick in quite a while. The idea that these four idiots would throw dice to determine who would take the rap for killing a cop is just too bizarre for me to contemplate. So, sticking together like the pals they were, they all say they were guilty of pulling the trigger, thereby insuring themselves a ten-year prison sentence each. Justified in their minds I guess, that the guilty one wouldn't have to face execution.
The story is told in good part via a series of flashbacks demonstrating the conditions that brought the four guys to the critical juncture, which occurred early in the picture. In a get rich quick scheme, the boys (none of whom are boys, by the way), decide to rob an arena box office for a few thousand dollars, but the robbery goes awry when a couple of beat cops happen by, with the guy holding the gun delivering the fatal shot. By the end of the story, we all know who did it, but in actuality, it could have been any one of them depending on how the script was written.
I was probably more entertained by the subtle indications of what things cost during the 1950's than anything else. When Eddie's (Tarry Green) mother complained how high the price of eggs were as the reason she didn't cook them every morning, I had to check - fifty-five cents a dozen in 1957!! Which didn't sound so bad to me, when you consider that Stanley's (William Hinnant) dad gave him twenty bucks to buy new shoes and a hat!
The story is told in good part via a series of flashbacks demonstrating the conditions that brought the four guys to the critical juncture, which occurred early in the picture. In a get rich quick scheme, the boys (none of whom are boys, by the way), decide to rob an arena box office for a few thousand dollars, but the robbery goes awry when a couple of beat cops happen by, with the guy holding the gun delivering the fatal shot. By the end of the story, we all know who did it, but in actuality, it could have been any one of them depending on how the script was written.
I was probably more entertained by the subtle indications of what things cost during the 1950's than anything else. When Eddie's (Tarry Green) mother complained how high the price of eggs were as the reason she didn't cook them every morning, I had to check - fifty-five cents a dozen in 1957!! Which didn't sound so bad to me, when you consider that Stanley's (William Hinnant) dad gave him twenty bucks to buy new shoes and a hat!