Getting Gotti

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Eliot M I liked it, the acting was pretty good overall, a bit overdone by Ms. Bracco at times, but the Gotti character was really well done. He's portrayed as he was in life - a thug. Not romanticised as in "The Godfather" or overdramatized, as in John Travolta's "Gotti", and the physical likeness is pretty good. The pacing is brisk, the tension is building throughout the film. Quite suspenseful. I also liked the cinematography. The colors, the soft focus of those 90s films is superior to the razor sharp images and desaturated colors of modern cameras, in my opinion. Ms. Giacalone's mother's character was the weak spot. They could have picked an Italian actress, or at least someone with a bit more command of the Italian language and expression. But a fun movie, and one that will stand up to multiple viewings. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Audience Member Great actors wasted on a terrible script;one of the problems with making films about historical events is that wild deviation from the facts *detracts* from the effectiveness of the film. The true story is dramatic enough without the horrible, hyperbolic elements that not only disrupt the narrative but also dumbs down any understanding of the real events that might emerge. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Looks like a cheap made for cable fim. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Looks like a cheap made for cable fim. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Looks as cheap as the TV movie it is, god knows why its been put on general release. More realistically should be called "Not Getting Gotti" as this film centres on a case where they spectacularly fail to jail the Teflon Don. Also as is often the case in low budget films a lot of the wiseguys are woefully miscast, none of whom looked tough, more Swiss Tony than Tony Soprano. A case in point was the character who played Paul "Big Paulie" Castellano, who was a very tall man in real life, for some reason in this they chose a guy of average height!!! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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