Fabulous, but...

Rating: Null/10 (28 February 2004)

Like most of you, I too loved this film. (Some of the scenes in New York are among the most beautiful on film and the score is incredible) I do have one minor quibble with the film. The characters in the film never really strike me as being Jewish. If you watch the Godfather, you notice how often Italian is spoke, especially in the flashback in Godfather II. Jews in New York at the time of this film would either speak only Yiddish or, more likely, a mixture of Yiddish and English. There are only a couple of lines in Yiddish in the film and they are simple expressions, not conversation The fact that none of the actors were Jewish would make that difficult I know, but it does take away from the authenticity of the film somewhat. I still love it though.