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A highwater mark in 1970s crime drama, THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE doesn’t dabble in stylized glamour--the film depicts Boston’s dirty cops and desperate crooks as rumpled, weary, and working just to get by. Robert Mitchum stars as Eddie "Fingers" Coyle, a local gunrunner who’s just run out of luck: faced with possible jail time, he must decide whether to take the rap or sell out his criminal customers in exchange for freedom. Legendary for his tough-guy performances, Mitchum endows the antihero with such simmering self-loathing and realistic mannerisms that many critics consider it one of the actor’s finest hours.
Industry Reviews
"The tough-guy dialogue and working-class Boston locations are so realistic it almost feels like you're watching a documentary." -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly - Chris Nashawaty (05/22/2009)
"[T]he dialogue is almost David Mamet-like in its specificity and rhythm, and it remains bracing even now." -- Grade: A-
A.V. Club - Noel Murray (05/20/2009)
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