I wish they didn't "forget" about the ending.

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2005)

One of the best mafia movies among so many great films, but has a few flaws that could have been easily dealt with. Along the lines of scarface and goodfellas (although goodfellas is better), this film is about the rise and fall of a small time hood, with a twist. Good story, great acting, great dialogue, lots of humor (the burial of Lefty on the beach, not in a "hit", its funny), a good sum of drama, though the ending could have been more dramatic if we knew what happened to Lefty, but they didn't tell us. I guess,according to hearing the gunshot, we are to assume he was whacked, i just wish they would have told us. Also they could have gone more into the relationship that forms between Donnie and Lefty to make the film whole. Overall a great mafia movie worth owning, 8 out of a 10.