I just couldn’t locate whatever it was meant to have going for it. The basic premise is clear: former soldiers pull off a robbery targeting businesses in Las Vegas. But the story doesn’t come across well, and that seems to have been an issue even when the film was first released. It's possible this made sense back in 1960, but it just isn't clicking for me now. Sinatra and his associates are intended to …

I hadn’t really seen Steven Soderbergh’s version until recently, though it came out not long after Frank Sinatra passed away. Since then, I've come to value his work significantly, initially as a revolutionary jazz singer and later for his acting roles. I bought the set containing both Milestone’s original film and Soderbergh’s three-disc collection, and having invested time in Milestone’s movies and Sinatra’s perfor…