Omschrijving

Zeer realistische beschrijving van misdadigers en politie als harde medewerkers om wapens te leveren en afspraken te maken met de agenten. Bleke, nachtmerrie-achtige film over de onderwereld die mooi overkomt door de locaties in Boston en de smetteloze vertolkingen. Enige fouten: de aparte, onderkoelde toon en de finale.

Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank robbing/kidnapping hoodlum chums. But who else is dealing with the feds? Who gets the blame for snitching on the bank robbers?

Criterion-edition with commentary track by the director, Peter Yates.