Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 5.0
Epic Crime / Gangster Film from 1973
This is an American Classic! One of the best films ever on the subject of organized crime. The thing that strikes me most about this film, the thing that really stands out to me is the way it was filmed. Scorsese does an awesome job of letting the audience make up their own judgments against each of the characters. He doesn't push you to either like or dislike any of the characters. The story follows a group of friends through the streets of New York and lets you observe how they come together and drift apart throughout the film. The way the movie was filmed is simply brilliant. It doesn't hurt that the story is also very good. De Niro and Keitel, come on, that in itself is priceless. This, in my opinion, is one of the best all time films.