A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Ben Affleck
Joe Coughlin
Elle Fanning
Loretta Figgis
Brendan Gleeson
Thomas Coughlin
Chris Messina
Dion Bartolo
Sienna Miller
Emma Gould
Zoe Saldaña
Graciella Suarez
Chris Cooper
Chief Irving Figgis
Anthony Michael Hall
Gary Smith
Titus Welliver
Tim Hickey
Derek Mears
Donnie Gishler
Max Casella
Digger Pescatore
Robert Glenister
Albert White
Chris Sullivan
Brendan Loomis
J.D. Evermore
Virgil Beauregard
Tom Virtue
Doctor
Matthew Maher
RD Pruitt
Bruno Amato
Jeff
Benny Ciaramello
Paulo Bartolo
Michael Mantell
Jack Jarvis
Michael Chieffo
Pastor
Andrew Bongiorno
Fasani
Austin Swift
Mayweather
Mark Burzenski
Statler Guest (uncredited)
Lucy Angelo
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Larry Eudene
Northend Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Lexie Roth
Gillette Factory Worker (uncredited)
Katie O'Malley
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
John Bishop
Disheveled Man (uncredited)
Remo Girone
Maso Pescatore
Lewis D. Wheeler
Herald Reporter
Clark Gregg
Calvin Bondurant
Heidi Moneymaker
Assassin (uncredited)
Michael Papajohn
Maso's Crew (uncredited)
Bill Blair
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Lucien Spelman
Statler Party Guest (uncredited)
Christian Clemenson
Ritz Investor
Anthony Molinari
Maso's Crew (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Ben Affleck
Novel
Dennis Lehane
September 16, 2017
6
**Fall and rise, a revenge tale.**
Number four for the director Affleck after his other film won the Oscars four years ago. He has also written the screenplay and produced it. It was based on the book of the same name. The story of a World War I veteran turned notorious gangster. Escaping from the war, falling in love with a gangster's woman, a bank heist, prison time, the son of a police officer and his journey to the top of the criminal world after losing everything at one stage of his life. More like a revenge film, but the intention was not aggressive. Only the time and the life passage give one to him.
From all his directional films, probably this could be the worst one. It had everything a gangster film needed like gun fights, car chase, revenge, romance, yet I felt lacked depth in its overall theme. Actors were not bad, the settings looked fine. The length of the film was a bit long, but the film offered nothing new. It looked like someone's biography or made it look like one. I think that's the point. Even the end part of the film extends, only to annoy us after two long hours patiently sat for it.
The best part of the film, what I liked was the 1920s. The story about between two the World Wars, that too was about an internal affair like underworld activities looked nice on the screen. The cast and crew were best for the film, yet failed to impress us. Though it was not totally a bad film of the year, only it did not stand and deliver as it was promised. So, still it can be watched once if you prefer, but not guaranteed entertainment.
_6/10_