EDWIN BOYD: CITIZEN GANGSTER

Crime drama

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS.

Scott Speedman: World War II vet Edwin (Eddie) Boyd
Kelly Reilly: his war time bride Doreen
Brian Cox: Edwin’s father Glover, retired policeman

Kevin Durand: convicted criminal Lenny Jackson

Brendan Fletcher: Lenny’s sidekick Willie “The Clown” Jackson

REVIEW

Based on actual events, this portrayal of Canada’s most popular and notorious bank robber has a certain charm about it, mainly because of the lead character. The acting is generally first rate (although I could do with a little less of “the Clown”) with great attention to detail for the most part (apart from the several miscues as noted below).

However you will have to fill in the blanks from time to time as some of the dialogue is lost as incomprehensible whispering and mumbling.

CLASSIFICATION

 for some violence.

FOR NITPICKERS ONLY

• The same license plate is on both the bus and one of the cars.
• The shootout with the detective occurred following a routine stop at an intersection and not in his backyard.
• This is one of my classic all-time favourite nitpicks: at the end of the telephone conversation Doreen hangs up and Eddie is left listening to the dial tone. In reality the dial tone is only heard after picking up the phone before dialling. That’s why it’s called a dial tone.