Product: Mean Streets (1973)
Rating: 3.0
Lost Momentum
I've never been able watch Mean Streets all the way through. I bought the Blu-ray as an incentive and was able to finish it. The first part of the film is visually compelling, even exhilarating. But, in the end, I think the film is a failed film in the sense that a respectable novel fails. The characters have no particular depth or moral claim on respect. The film is the first well known of Mr.Scorsese's obsession with these street people. The later ones, particularly Goodfellas are more successful as narrative.