Fresh
Inspired by Boyd's story, rather than literally retelling it, the movie is less a gangster film than an existential allegory of choices and limitations.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster
Gangster. Media darling. Model citizen.
2011 · 1h 45m
Crime, Drama, History
Directed by
Nathan Morlando
Overview
Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.
Director and cast
- Nathan Morlando Director
- Scott Speedman as Eddie Boyd
- Kevin Durand as Lenny Jackson
- Kelly Reilly as Doreen Boyd
- Joseph Cross as Val Kozak
- Brendan Fletcher as Willie 'The Clown' Jackson
- Brian Cox as Glover
- William Mapother as Detective Rhys
- Joris Jarsky as War Veteran
- Melanie Scrofano as Ann Roberts
- Charlotte Sullivan as Mary Mitchell
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Morlando has crafted a stylishly shot and evocatively designed period piece. But it's the dashing, quietly charismatic Speedman who proves the main draw, holding our attention even when the movie doesn't.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Morlando has chosen to approach this material not with witty cynicism, but with quiet, and at times leaden, sincerity.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Rotten
A good-looking but passionless affair that remains stubbornly aloof from its audience.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
Citizen Gangster hits its marks when it's exploding the character's larger-than-life status, aided in large part by Speedman's career-best turn.
John Semley, AV Club
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