The Stick Up (1977)

The Stick Up: Directed by Jeffrey Bloom. With David Soul, Pamela McMyler, Johnnie Wade, Michael Balfour. In 1930s England, a shady American and an Irish lass try to improve their fortunes using less-than-honest methods.

“Itu0026#39;s always intriguing to find an old movie no-oneu0026#39;s hereu0026#39;s reviewed before. Sometimes they turn out to be buried treasure: this one turns out to be yet another shoddy-looking British production from the 1970s with a fish-out-of-water American lead.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDavid Soul was always too broad for anything but TV, but heu0026#39;s likeable enough here and the rest of the cast add local colour and charm. Itu0026#39;s cheaply shot but the rural locations are quaint and atmospheric.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Stick-Up aims to be a cut-price comedy Bonnie u0026amp; Clyde – or perhaps Paper Moon – and succeeds in creating at least a few agreeable moments in a mildly Withnail-like setting.”