a slow burn crime thriller that may lack flash, but is heavy with presence
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06/30/09
Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
US Box Office: $0
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats
Director: Peter Yates
Reviews for Friends of Eddie Coyle
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Though the picture doesn't really establish itself as any kind of masterpiece, it's a very, very good example of gritty 1970s Hollywood filmmaking.
05/22/09
... [Robert] Mitchum is at his best as a tired professional still hustling because it's all he knows.
05/19/09
It's a slug's-eye view of autumnal Greater Boston, remote when not sleazy; even when Mitchum and Boyle attend a Bruins hockey game, it's in the nosebleed seats.
05/18/09
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03/26/09
Top CriticMitchum's true swan song
03/23/09
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05/03/03
A bleak look at how the Boston underworld operates.
05/02/03
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