An impressive mob movie
It's a gangster film with its share of violence but it's also a heartfelt drama moments in the film. I watched it now for the second time and each time like it even more. Not quite Godfather scale epic-ness nor the explosive attitude of Scarface.
In this film it describes the ins and outs of mafia life, and does so from a very interesting perspective. I did enjoy the way Tony Martone gets a message to the Amato family. It was clever writing, The script was so sharp in places, with some great injections of humor. I particularly loved the scenes where Amato was asking about the dock worker and the underboss was describing trying to use a swordfish to cause a freak accident.
As well as all of the above the overall plot is great, very gripping and interesting. I'm not the biggest fan of gangster type movies. They tend to be full of cliché and stereotype in my opinion and rely on graphic content for entertainment and therefore are often thin of depth. But this was one of the better films with an actual plot. This one reaches down inside and really makes you feel, and it really makes you think. A true mobster classic of all times.
It's a gangster film with its share of violence but it's also a heartfelt drama moments in the film. I watched it now for the second time and each time like it even more. Not quite Godfather scale epic-ness nor the explosive attitude of Scarface.
In this film it describes the ins and outs of mafia life, and does so from a very interesting perspective. I did enjoy the way Tony Martone gets a message to the Amato family. It was clever writing, The script was so sharp in places, with some great injections of humor. I particularly loved the scenes where Amato was asking about the dock worker and the underboss was describing trying to use a swordfish to cause a freak accident.
As well as all of the above the overall plot is great, very gripping and interesting. I'm not the biggest fan of gangster type movies. They tend to be full of cliché and stereotype in my opinion and rely on graphic content for entertainment and therefore are often thin of depth. But this was one of the better films with an actual plot. This one reaches down inside and really makes you feel, and it really makes you think. A true mobster classic of all times.