Being a Mob film staring Robert De Niro and written by Nicholas Pileggi accounts for the majority of my enjoyment of The Alto Knights.
De Niro plays bother Frank Costello and Vito Genovese with significant variation and nuance that both feel distinct, separate individuals. Decent support acting accompany these roles. Great set design and costuming flesh out the rest of the positive elements.
The Alto Knights shoehorns in a mockumentary aspect and some standard Pileggi writing that give the film a…
