2 hr movie in a 3hr frame.

Rating: 5/10 (23 August 2005)

I was disappointed to be honest. As has been said before, the acting was great, scenery and atmosphere flawless, and the dialoque was perfect. I have always loved gangster/mob movies so looked forward to viewing this one on DVD.
My problem with it is all the slow transition spots in between. This film is in need of a good editor. Cutting the long shots, such as the last scene where Noodles watches the dump truck role by, would have made the plot much tighter.
The long stares and glances worked in Man with No Name series, but they do not work here.
The movie was assume, the filler was a killer.