scorce Joe Queenan for the guardian.co.uk.
In gangster movies, there is an amorphous code of behaviour, be it omerta or honour among thieves or lets keep it in the family. even though the code is vaguely defined, it cannot be violated. It is the deviation from the code of omerta that usually sets in motion a gangster's ruin. that and the insidious influence or the rat.
Crime movies almost always have a rat, and sometimes several. the rat can be an undercover cop, a member of the gang, or even the gang leader himself.
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