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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
10/21
10/21:
The Friends of Eddie Coyle is, in a word, dull.
The dialogue is a lot closer to what I'll hear in a play. Having appeared in many noir pictures, it's not one of
Robert Mitchum's finest; the secondary players carry the film more. At least, the bank robbery operation looks tight and
convincing, and it can be easily pulled off in real life.
Making for a slow picture, the plot is confusing to follow. I didn't realize that Foley was a cop for the longest time,
and at the end, I thought Dillon faked the shooting on purpose. It would've made sense this way because Eddie Coyle could
have been set up properly for the witness protection program. By the way, what kind of arms dealer drives a
neon-colored car?
All in all, for an authentic crime picture, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is boring beyond belief.