The Anderson Tapes (1971)

This film had an interesting premise: What are the consequences of surrendering one’s privacy in a world where surveillance becomes acceptable? Remember that this is the early 70’s and people where just coming to grips with the role of technology in everyday people’s hands. A compelling subject matter that director Sidney Lumet (yeah i’m on a bit of a Lumet kick lately) attempted to tackle however, The Anderson Tapes seems to set you on that path only for things to unravel and devolve into nothing more than a typical heist movie

Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty to like watching this film; Unscrupulously appealing characters in a slightly twisted version of 1970’s New York. And yes, an older but still visually virile Sean Connery and very young Christopher Walken making his big screen debut