Once upon a time in American cinema...

Rating: Null/10 (12 June 2002)

I can only say I'm stunned by the poetic beauty of this picture, the incredible haunting music and the terrific acting. The Godfather? Although it has been a longtime favorite, it has been dethroned by this movie. The comparison might be likened to a domestic asiago cheese versus the real thing. ( why such a comparison? For many years I lived above the butcher shop where Francis Copolla would buy his imported asiago and spring goat and home made sausages) This movie is one of those rarest cinematic gems, one of the very few deserving the ultimate accolade, of masterpiece.