Four Boys and a Gun

Four boys rob the box office of a boxing match with a gun. Two cops walk by and one of them gets killed. The boys are quickly rounded up. During the police interview, the boys' backstory and the road leading to the robbery is revealed in flashbacks.

I don't really like the flashback structure. It's not a death blow for the movie but it does need to be careful with the pacing. It seems to me that the premise centers on the night of the robbery. The movie would work better staying closer to the gun and that night. They are dancing a bit too far away from the bull's eye. This should be going back to the intensity of the robbery night over and over again. I don't recognize these actors. I do like the individuality of the characters. It's a 50's scared straight crime movie.