Title: Sinful waste of talent
Product review: It's hard to believe that you can assemble a cast that includes Christopher Walker, Benicio del Toro, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, John Ventimiglia, and Vincent Gallo and still come up with a deadly dull film. The blame surely lies with director Abel Ferrara, who has used the themes explored in this film elsewhere to much greater advantage (e.g., Harvey Keitel's 1992 "Bad Lieutenant", Chris Walken's 1990 "King of New York").Perhaps it is the 1930s setting. Or perhaps Ferrara's films are better suited to a low budget look. Or perhaps by 2005 we've come to expect more from our gangster films. Who knows for sure, except the film left me disappointed.BTW - director Ferrara is a big fan of "The Sopranos" and often employs them in his work. In this film we have Annabella Sciorra (Tony's girlfriend Gloria ), John Ventimiglia (Tony's boyhood friend Artie), and Joseph Gannascoli (homosexual hitman Vito).
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