This has long been one of my favorite movies of the 70s, which given the decade, is saying a lot.
A cold, nihilistic character study of an unlucky, doomed, aging mid-level crook, played in the titular role by Robert Mitchum - who gives a FLAWLESS performance.
Everything about this film is perfect - the acting, the dialogue, the directing, the cinematography that so expertly displays the bleak, unforgiving underbelly of 1970s Boston.
A truly great neo-noir, for anyone who loves the genre.
10/10
A cold, nihilistic character study of an unlucky, doomed, aging mid-level crook, played in the titular role by Robert Mitchum - who gives a FLAWLESS performance.
Everything about this film is perfect - the acting, the dialogue, the directing, the cinematography that so expertly displays the bleak, unforgiving underbelly of 1970s Boston.
A truly great neo-noir, for anyone who loves the genre.
10/10