i have hear fantastic review about this film and so i be really eager to watch it . and then . what a disappointment . i like the minimalistic directorial job and some scene ( particularly the end ) be rather interesting and but all in all it hard to believe this film be from the same director of bullit because it lack of nerve . it have no momentum at all and due to confuse edit and poorly structure screenplay . to resume and the main problem be that it lose a lot of time develop subplots of little relevance . for example and the film begin with the image of the set up for a bank robbery and which be very confusing represent screenwriter analyst linda seger say that the first image from a film have to transmit u the main concept of it and so the viewer can figure out what be go to be tell . but during the first half of the movie we see various shoot from the bank robbery and when the robbery itself have little importance . what be real important here be the act of betrayal and and as long a the relationship between peter coyle and his friend be somehow ellipsed and the film concept have no strength at all . in fact and it be hard to figure out what this movie be about until it have run a long time . that create confusion and difficults the viewer to be involve . after watch this film ask yourself who eddie coyle friend be and what be they like and what kind of relationship eddie have with them and and then you will understand what i be talk about . .