The Alto Knights (3.5*): Having De Niro x 2 Is Plain Stupid. But The Film Has Merits.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Alto Knights”. Two De Niro’s don’t make a right. But the film has great atmosphere. 3.5/5.
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The Irishman (15): An endurance test, but a great endurance test.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Irishman (2019). A three and a half hour journey through a hit-man’s life with a triumvirate of powerful performances from De Niro, Pesci and Pacino. 4.5/5.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Jersey Boys (2014)
Biopics, especially musical biopics, often tell the blood sweat and tears story of singers/songwriters rising from deprived childhoods or troubled backgrounds (queue ‘X-factor’ style soulful music) before finding fortune and fame through their musical talent. Sometimes that high can be followed by the low of drink, drugs and early death. But it is a characteristic … Read more