Possibly the most boring mob movie I’ve ever seen. I understand Frank Costello styled himself as a quasi-legitimate businessman and preferred a more lowkey lifestyle - which the film delves into - but that doesn’t mean the rest of the film has to be this snooze-inducing.
Felt like there wasn’t much to Vito Genovese’s character except he’s hot-tempered and jealous. Insane figures such as Albert Anastasia are reduced to basically nothing. The filmmakers attempted a tense buildup to the scene…
Epic, glorious, soaring in its scope. Saw it in IMAX and I transcended several times. Bring back VistaVision, those colors just bled out of the screen. Also, Felicity mf JONES. Like hello?
Took one star off because I found the ending clunky and awkwardly inserted in. I also felt as if Brody’s character was somewhat kept at arms length, although his scenes with Jones are searingly intimate.
Tippi hedren kind of did the damn thing. But despite the fact that this is the edgiest Hitchcock I’ve seen, I was kind of bored. It’s too damn long and Sean Connery is so unbelievably stiff. The psychological elements are really dated, and normally I don’t criticize a film for dated elements depending on what they are but crappy psychoanalysis is a pet peeve of mine and it was VERY present here
