Good Film With Too Much Hype

Rating: 8/10 (11 November 2007)

Now first and foremost don't get me wrong, it was a very good movie. IF you are expecting this to be a Godfather/Scareface/GoodFellas, think again. This movie is longer than it needed to be, and it wasn't as much of a edge-of-your-seat moment at times as you would believe it to be. I personally love mob movies, but don't think this ranks as number 1. Denzel yet again does a splendid job in his role as Frank (as if it was skeptical) and Russel Crowe adds a good character into the mix. When it comes down to it, the acting was great, length was too long, plot was good, movie was good, but in my mind the hype and the excpectance of it was too high. If your expecting this to be one of the best movies of the year, still watch it, but don't get your hopes up. If your not expecting it to be one of the greatest mob movies and think it will be just a good movie, then you will enjoy this film a lot.