Most of the film's interest to me is because its nostalgia value. It's a year younger than I, and was filmed locally. The studios' horror of the working classes and their accents is shown by parachuting in a stilted 'Michael Craig' (qv) as lead. 'Billie Whitelaw' (qv)'s supporting role redeems the acting somewhat. The high tech security surrounding the payroll of the title is quaint, to say the least. This is a film about a robbery. `Heist' implies a much faster pace than this movie ever manages. Without the local nostalgia value, I wouldn't have sat thru to the end once, let alone have seen it again.
Review of I Promised to Pay
