Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

A Major Disappointment

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

If you like Kevin Costner films then perhaps this one is for you. I found the film very boring with long pauses of the camera on Kevin's face with terrible music in the background. Even Sean Connery couldn't save the film, although at least it was somewhat interesting when he was in a scene. I thought De Niro gave a poor caricature of Capone, it seemed stiff. Why it is rated 7.9 I cannot understand.

The biggest issue I have with this movie, short of Kevin Costner's cardboard uninspired performance, is the lack of urgency in scenes that demand it, the overly long awkward pause, the slow trot as you are supposed to be running, sitting behind the cabin having a long conversation as the royal Mounties make an unwanted attack, it just seems everyone is far too casual and laded back, even in the face of death, nothing seems to get more than a brief notice. Overall a mediocre film that could of been epic, but the direction was no where to be found, I would guess many of these scenes were one take, because no one cared

Robert D have no need to introduction and all the past mafia movies of him always loved by public, but acting of him is so very overly mistaken by director. this movie have a very good story but the director and lead actors don't act on their best class acting. Robert look just like cow dung in this bald look and the other character also didn't have charm. only final verdict of mine is this....if you expecting a classic mafia movie then STAY AWAY from this movie.

Let me begin by saying that I am a Brian de Palma fan, I very much like and appreciate his films, but this one... this one is a bad, bad joke. Kevin Costner in his toughest look matches the Ingalls and Sean Connery's Oscar for best performance in a secondary role is the most outrageous Oscar award ever. The only near-decent acting here is De Niro playing Al Capone, and I mean "near". This is the gangster's film I would have expected had it been made for an audience composed by children between 12 and 16 years old. The "gore" (and I really do not like gore in films) is so funny that I was expecting to see a forgotten can of tomato sauce at any moment. Please, don't lose your time on this one; there are better things to do in life.