Once I had a little context, I enjoyed it.
It's not your typical mob movie. And maybe not typical anything else.
Comes from an author who writes satirical books about abuse of power. Known for The Manchurian Candidate. And this.
So this is a satirical mob movie. But the satire is watered down some in the movie compared to the book, apparently.
Watching it with that lens, knowing some of it is kind of a subtle/wry/dark humor, sort of making fun of the mob with these over the top characters and plot lines... It actually becomes quite funny. And fun.
And Jack Nicholson's character is well done I think. As well as his main love interest.
So if you can handle all of that...
8/10.
It's not your typical mob movie. And maybe not typical anything else.
Comes from an author who writes satirical books about abuse of power. Known for The Manchurian Candidate. And this.
So this is a satirical mob movie. But the satire is watered down some in the movie compared to the book, apparently.
Watching it with that lens, knowing some of it is kind of a subtle/wry/dark humor, sort of making fun of the mob with these over the top characters and plot lines... It actually becomes quite funny. And fun.
And Jack Nicholson's character is well done I think. As well as his main love interest.
So if you can handle all of that...
8/10.