My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Peter Yates is such a good director and this crime film based on the book by George V. Higgins (he wrote the screenplay) is a great example of his talents.  Here he directs Robert Mitchum in a role that's rich with flaws.  It starts off as a bank robbery film but quickly evolves into a film about a gun runner trying to stay out of prison for a previous stunt.  Steven Keats is memorable as the gun seller that Eddie Coyle buys from.  It has that dated '70s feel but don't mistake that as a drop in quality; this is a forgotten classic. Grade: A-
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