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boy learns from local gangster
This film really shows that Robert De Niro isn’t just a great actor, he can also direct. Though this is not his best acting, it is really good (but its hard to beat some of his other roles.) Chazz Palminteri also did a great job on both acting and writing. Lillo Brancato, who played 17 year old Calogero wasn’t a great choice in my opinion. He looked the part and occasionally did alright but for the most part I think his acting was rather poor.
This was a completely different gangster movie than we usually see, from Scorsese or whoever. It still shows the life that gangster live but it is more about living on the edge of becoming a gangster and living a more respectable life. Following a boy who has to decide to follow the foot steps of his father or his role model. It’s deeper than most other movies of the genre as well in some ways. Because it’s dealing with moral issues and more problems than your average gangster might face. Conflicts between Father and other role models, racial issues, peer pressure, and of course, the parking space.
It’s an important film to watch if you are into gangster movies, it gives a new perspective. It is no Godfather, or Goodfellas, but its still and excellent movie.
If you enjoy gangster movies and/or Robert De Niro you should like this one.
9/10
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