the good life

Rating: 7/10 (2 December 2013)

This film is very well made and it points out the lifestyle of gangsters. Although the movie is a fantastic film, i have to say that the portrayal of the violence and the glorified life that the gangsters lead is very unrealistic. They all seem to be wading through life and it seems as though the characters have very little remorse or feelings when they kill people. It puts gang violence into a more "every day" setting and it makes it out to be something that is okay and somehow justified. In the beginning of the film it is stated that everything that they do is part of protecting "the family" and that the mob is a kind of police for "wise guys". They make it feel as though everything that they are doing is morally right. I have to say that the movie could have been better if there was less glorification. They could have had more realistic events and more realistic emotions. In the end this is based on true crime and it would have been nice to see a less Hollywood influenced story line and characters.