From my knowledge about Meyer, much of this is true. It's a very close portrayal of the man who was Mayer Lansky. However, this is NOT your typical mafia movie. It's not about the mafia itself, it's more about Mayer as a person, not Mayer as the brain behind the crime empire. The acting is good. I know people praised Richard Dreyfuss a lot, but I actually liked Joshua Praw (little Mayer) even more! Such a shame the kid didn't act more. Anthony LaPaglia was ok, Eric Roberts as well, but they didn't come close to their high acting performances. I think there's something missing in this. It's like the actors didn't have a good chemistry.
The movie is somewhere between the romanticized mafia movie and a documentary. It isn't too romanticized but neither is it too deep in what the man was and has done. It's good, but not enough.
The movie is somewhere between the romanticized mafia movie and a documentary. It isn't too romanticized but neither is it too deep in what the man was and has done. It's good, but not enough.