Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 5.0
"Mook?...What's A Mook?"
"Mean Streets" is the type of movie that doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. Granted, Scorsese has directed many great films in his career, none are as good as "Mean Streets". Yet, when speaking of Scorcese's great works, most critics fail to mention "Mean Streets". This film is just a ball of raw energy. From the dialogue, to the camera movement, to the soundtrack, "Mean Streets" commands the viewer's attention...even though there really is no plot. "Mean Streets" is that film which established a style of film-making which is often imitated to this day. Whenever a young film maker comes along and makes a film that is heralded as being "gritty", "visually stunning", "witty", and "fresh", you can bet that that film was directly influenced by "Mean Streets".