Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 3.0
What?
First of, I'm a HUGE fan of Martin Scorcese's "Goodfellas" and "Casino", those movie never get old. I realized this was his first film but come on. The plot is basically about Harvey Kietel growing up in New York City, dealing everyday with problems: the local mob, his epileptic girlfriend, his idiot best friend, the cops, etc. A one-star is too low, and I would've given this movie two stars but I liked seeing Robert DeNiro playing a more comic roll, as opposed to other major movie roles he's had (Casino, Goodfellas, etc). In this film, he plays a punkass city kid named Johnny Boy with a loud mouth and no respect. So that was entertaining. Otherwise, a weak movie. I'm a huge fan of mafia/crime movies but it didn't do it for me. Sorry.