Kill the Irishman

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Will S This movie is a series of comedically over dramatized scenes patched together into something that somewhat resembles a storyline. The acting is terrible, the script poorly written, the development of plot and characters non existent. This entire movie feels like a parody. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review A Terrible acting. No charisma. Direction and dialogue was mediocre Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review Matthew D An entertaining Irish mob picture about a tough Irishman. Witness the Irish mob wage war with the Italian mafia in Cleveland, Ohio. It's a fun movie through and through as you get to see Ray Stevenson portray Irish union leader and Irish mobster Danny Greene. Kill the Irishman (2011) is easily Stevenson's finest acting as tough guy Danny Greene with his quick temper, mad talk, daring actions, brutal kills, and resilient existence. His acting carries the whole movie and elevates it into a neat character study biopic rather than just a simple mob movie. Jonathan Hensleigh's direction is pretty neat and clean as he tells a rough man's life story in an efficient way. He makes the time period of 1970's Cleveland feel real and seedy. Patrizia von Brandenstein's production design is really neat and old school with green everywhere! Karl Walter Lindenlaub's cinematography uses wide shots for pensive reflection and vicious violence alike. Douglas Crise's editing is kind of all over the place as he takes you from place to place a bit too suddenly. When he's got you in a scene, you are absorbed by the neat shots and great acting, but the cuts to over things are jarring. Jonathan Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters' writing is a bit too machismo driven, but I guess that comes with the territory. I don't always feel like the characters talk like real people instead of movie characters. Patrick Cassidy's score is neat with Irish folk melodies and hard rhythms throughout Kill the Irishman for an old timey feel. Melissa Bruning's dusty leather costumes are great and the ladies' dresses are quite pretty. Kill the Irishman's supporting cast is pretty incredible really with Linda Cardellini as Danny Greene's first wife Joan Madigan. She's enchanting as a sweet waitress and loving mother, while poignant as a wife watching her husband commit heinous crimes. Her eyes tell you everything you need to know. Vincent D'Onofrio is great as Danny's supportive mafia friend John Nardi. Val Kilmer is excellent as Joe Manditski the police officer and childhood friend of Danny Greene. Christopher Walken is fun and frightening as the cold mafia connection Shondor Birns. Robert Davi is awesome as the cold assassin Ray Ferritto. Fionnula Flanagan has a cameo as a nice old Irish lady. Bob Gunton plays such a mean, gross union boss named Jerry Merke. Jason Butler Harner plays a good seedy gambler Art. Vinnie Jones is solid as Danny's garbage connection Keith Ritson. Laura Ramsay is very pretty as Danny's blonde girlfriend Ellie O'Hara. I love Paul Sorvino as Sicilian mob boss Tony Salerno. Mike Starr is funny as the mafia goon Leo "Lips" Moceri. Lastly, Vinny Vella has a cameo as Frank Brancato. In short, Kill the Irishman's cast is stacked with talented character actors. They all don't get to shine equally, but they all deliver while on screen. In all, Kill the Irishman is no Goodfellas, Killing Them Softly, or The Godfather, but it feels almost as good as The Iceman if you liked that movie. I have enjoyed Kill the Irishman thoroughly more than once and can easily see myself returning to this explosive picture. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Anthony D Good mob flick about a not well known story… Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review SEAN Not the greatest gangster movie but it's worth giving it a watch... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review skye w A great and highly under-rated movie based on a true story. Ray Stevenson (from Rome) always delivers. Ignore the bad reviews. If you like gangster movies based on real life, this is not one to miss. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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