once upon a time a masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2011)

For me this is the best film ever but i can understand people who didn't like it. 4 hours for a gangster film is hard to bear. But this film has a record of unforgettable scenes, an epic narrative, an extraordinary score, so many layers inside, an unique use of time, classic themes like loyalty, friendship, love treated using mythology and legendary close ups like the enigmatic smile at the end. I want to remember only the scene that explains perfectly the characters when the young Deborah, played by a spectacular teen Jennifer Connelly, read in a personnel way the Song of Songs to Noodles. Speechless. If justice can come late this film could be re-release nowadays with the more than 4 hours director's cut and participate to the Oscars and win whichever the competition is