True Grit? Not at all. Tough guys for kids? I would have called this gang the "Phony Baloney Gang". No doubt lead actor Robert Blake who plays the head of the Purple Gang, William Joseph 'Honeyboy' Willard, has played some pretty decent tough guy's in other Crime genre films such as he did in (1956) Rumble On the Docks, (1958) Revolt in the Big House, and of course (1967) In Cold Blood. But as for this Crime genre film I was grossly disappointed in Robert Blake's performance.
The entire film could be rated an abysmal B rated film, and unless it was filmed over one single weekend than there is no other excuse for the quality of the picture as well as the story line.
I give it an abysmal 4 out of 10 IMDB rating.
The entire film could be rated an abysmal B rated film, and unless it was filmed over one single weekend than there is no other excuse for the quality of the picture as well as the story line.
I give it an abysmal 4 out of 10 IMDB rating.