Tony Rome

Actors:  Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Sue Lyon, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland,  Richard Conte
Rating:  7 out of 10, A film from my pre-teen years when I didn’t fully appreciate just how cool Mr. Sinatra was.  He plays a gambling addicted Miami private eye helping out a rich family in blackmail plot.  Only Sinatra could make wearing a black suit and hat on the beach look normal. Frank was the man.  I had also almost forgotten how drop dead gorgeous the young Jill St John was – this movie helped rekindle that obsession.   A jarring, almost television quality soundtrack detracts from a fairly tight story. Mr. Sinatra should stay away from fight scenes but he does brandish a fiendishly effective karate chop to the back on several occasions.  There’s also the double entendre scene about female anatomy that is so, so funny.  A very nice stroll down memory lane.
MVP:  Frank in the title role owns the film