This could have been a good movie

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 1999)

Every element is here- De Niro and Pacino locked in battle with extras like Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Natalie Portman, Hank Azaria, Danny Trejo, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi etc etc... Bottom line is that it has one of the best casts of the decade. Well, this is not enough to hold the film up. The romantic side of the characters is shameful. The film just touches upon the action and focuses more on the characters rivalry. Pacinos part may well have been given to an amateur. De Niro is only slightly better! Having said this, Kilmer is superb, as is Voight and Sizemore. The coffee shop scene works magically as a anti-climax and the final battle is brilliant. The most emotional character is the much hated Waingro(kevin gage). Appeals to some more than others.Rating=3/5