Part Four of my examination of the action/suspense scenes in Peter Yates's The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) didn't shape up quite as I had hoped, so—with a little tweaking to Part One and a more substantial addition to Part Three—I'm concluding my analysis. For the links, see my three previous posts or the sidebar on the left headed "Essays, Reviews, etc."
One thing this exercise has taught me—no, make that reminded me of—is how close readings of individual films can lead you in all sorts of directions, often unexpected ones. Perhaps someday I'll rework and expand what I've written into a small book along the lines of those in the British Film Institute's "Film Classics" series. I'm sure my millions of readers can't wait!
