Cameron Hawley's book about ruthlessness and romance in the world of high finance becomes well-dressed but tepid star-vehicle for James Garner (then riding high on TV's "Maverick") and perpetual second-biller Natalie Wood (even after spending years in the business, Wood got stuck in the role of the 'love-interest' and had a tough time carving out her niche as a leading lady). Garner, pushing too hard as Cash McCall, probably had a lot more at stake with this film than his co-star did; playing the money-hungry tycoon in love with his business partner's daughter, Garner looks the part but isn't very exciting a presence. Elsewhere, Nina Foch is highly effective (and creepy) as an older lady who harbors a semi-fatal attraction for Cash, while Wood is attractive and feisty in a one-dimensional role. Overall results are distressingly bland. ** from ****
Review of Cash McCall
