Monday, September 25, 2006
MEAN TO ME
Today I had to sit through a long tedious exploration of sub-mob life in Little Italy.
I think that I saw it before.
It is a NYTimes Best 1176 Film; Martin Scorcese's
I don't get all the gush about Scorcese. I find the work mostly boring and without a lot of merit artistically.
This one is not as violent as later films but it still has this patina of the violent life—not so tough guys talking and acting tough.
I find little redeeming social value.
Some scenes are sorta funny—the famous 'don't call me a mook' 'what's a mook?'.
Mostly it is Harvey Keitel trying to make Robert De Niro straighten up and play the game nice.
Sorry.
It is a 2 out of Netflix5.
Yeh, I know. I am going to have to watch a bunch of other Scorcese films in this Best list. I already have seen some.
I made the commitment. I am just serving my time.
