For fans of the way 'Menace II Society' deals with the life of crime, you'll find plenty to enjoy in 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle.' While the film features some wonderfully executed heists, it's far more about the way crime wears you down over time, and how nobody wins in the end. Yates' film is a masterwork of tension, and Mitchum is brilliant in the lead role. He's faced with a brutal decision: snitch on his colleagues for his freedom, or stay honest and find himself behind bars. He's done it before, you see, and it's left him penniless and opportunity-less.

Coyle is facing a bootlegging charge for a job he took in New Hampshire, and he believes he can't handle hard time. He is no stranger to difficulties with the law, and his life as a career criminal leads him with something nasty hanging over his head. The film's title is deeply ironic, as Coyle doesn't have a friend in the world. Sobering and incisive, this cautionary drama centers on an 18-year-old street tough facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. One of his later roles, playing Eddie Coyle in Peter Yates' 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle,' is one of Mitchum's finest performances. Yes Menace II Society (1993) is available on Netflix United States.

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