A heist comedy and a superior one. William Goldman did the adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's novel and the always reliable Peter Yates directed. "The Hot Rock" is a diamond that Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman and Paul Sand steal from a New York museum at the behest of Moses Gunn except that, unlike in other heist movies, this is one hot rock that refuses to stay in the hands of the thieves.
It's hardly "Rififi" but it is very funny and is very well played, especially by Redford, (it's one of his best performances), and by Zero Mostel as the crooked lawyer father of the Sands character. It may not be the most sophisticated of comedy-thrillers but it's certainly one of the most entertaining.
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