Kill the Irishman (2011)
Genre: Crime / Biography
Duration: 106 minuten
Alternative title: Bulletproof Gangster
Country:
United States
Directed by: Jonathan Hensleigh
Stars: Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio and Christopher Walken
IMDb score:
7,0 (54.412)
Releasedate: 10 March 2011
Kill the Irishman plot
"The man the mob couldn't kill."
The true story of the rise and fall of Irish trade union leader Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who rose to fame in the 1970s for his daring willingness to defy the Italian mafia. Growing up on the streets of Cleveland, Greene becomes involved with the local mob, but after forming an alliance with notorious mobster John Nardi (Vincent D'Onofrio) and the dreaded Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken), Greene begins to discover that he has the potential to become as powerful as its opponents itself. After surviving attempts on his life, he gains a reputation for being untouchable.
Actors and actresses
Danny Greene
John Nardi
Joe Manditski
Shondor Birns
Joan Madigan
Mikey Mendarolo
Ray Ferritto
Grace O'Keefe
Jerry Merke
Art Sneperger
Reviews & comments
Night's Watch
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- 1212 messages
- 1200 votes
The combination of crime and action goes very well together here. The characters are not action heroes but 'normal' gangsters including the hard dialogues that you often see in gangster films. The consequences of the tension with the Italian mafia are portrayed in an action film worthy manner. Especially the many bombs that explode. The fact that it's based on a true story only makes this better.
I really only have positive things to say. The 70s atmosphere is nicely reproduced including the beautiful cars of that time and the soundtrack is nice. For example, the level 'Godfather' or 'the Departed' does not reach Kill the Irirshman but four stars is certainly worth it.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14596 messages
- 4552 votes
Stevenson has the charisma of a potato business, and the film will never get over that. In terms of style, the director wants to be a kind of Scorsese, but lacks the finesse for that and sometimes it fails miserably, whole parts of the story are raced through, especially in the beginning. That you as a viewer think: did I miss something? Especially how that main character suddenly leads the Union after a slight threat. Those were question marks for me. And at the end with all those bombs it almost becomes a parody (already explained above), something that can't be intended.
The time frame and atmosphere are okay and I'm not really bored either, but the director really has to learn how to tell a story. 2.5*.
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