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Capone
Capone

5.0

Capone

R·2020·103m

Summary

The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.

Crew

Director, Writer

Josh Trank

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

February 28, 2021

6

<em>'Capone'</em> disappoints.

It's not what I was expecting. I hadn't heard much about it admittedly, but I was anticipating a full blown film about Al Capone - especially with the casting of Tom Hardy. That's not a bad thing in isolation, at all, but coupled with iffy storytelling it ends up being a waste.

Hardy (Al) is undoubtedly the best thing about this, yet I still think he had way more in him for this sort of role - if the filmmakers had allowed him to use it, of course. There aren't any standouts behind Hardy, though Linda Cardellini (Mae) and Kyle MacLachlan (Karlock) are OK.

There's nothing I massively dislike about this, I just wanted so much more from it. It is, I will say, at least a film that makes you think - I just don't, personally, think it came out as perhaps intended.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$20,600,000.00

Revenue:

$858,281.00

Keywords

gangster
biography
based on true story