Writer: Dennis McIntyre
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Starring: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, Burgess Meredith, R.D. Call, Joe Viterelli, John C. Reilly, Deirdre O'Connell, Marco St. John
More info: IMDb
Tagline: The Irish mob in Hell's Kitchen.
Plot: A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob run by his best friend's brother.
My rating: 7.5/10
Will I watch it again? Probably not.
Good flick. After maybe three viewings over the past three decades, I still have trouble remembering anything about this movie. Maybe my brain is full. It's a well-told story (this movie, not my lack of retention) that feels about right at two hours and fourteen minutes. The performances are good and Joanou and cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth (on his last film - he also shot BLADE RUNNER (1982) do a wonderful job in shooting NYC. It looks great! Ennio Morricone's score is sombre and effective. He's in his 90s now and still composing with over 500 score credits!!! The movie does run a little slow at times but it works. I was surprised that there were at least a couple of moments when I was detecting tension but I wasn't feeling it.
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