The Alto Knights-
In Cinemas now
My Rating - 6/10
I wondered why and how a Robert Di Niro movie based on a true story about two rival New York organised Crime bosses directed by Barry Levinson could possibly flop at the box office?
Is it because there's been so many movies along similar lines starring Robert Di Niro like The Irishman 2019, Goodfellas 1990, The Godfather 11 1974, A Bronx Tail 1993, The Untouchables 1987, and Once Upon a Time in America 1984 etc?
Perhaps audiences are a bit tired of mafioso and gangsters however for me the reason
The Alto Knights is inferior to the above listed movies is misplaced ego .
By that I mean as fine an actor as DeNiro is playing two roles in one movie especially when the only difference basically is a different nose and chin only confuses the characters for the audience and is a stretch to far.
I found myself trying to differentiate between the two main characters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese both played well by Robert DeNiro however it would have been better separate actors played each role .
After all they're not even related but look like twins , it's just a silly casting choice.
The story meanders also back and forth and doesn't have much impact at all.
It's basically the story of 2 gangland bosses on a collision course as told by Frank Costello married to Bobbie played very well by Debra Messing ,nice to see her in a dramatic role.
The usual scenario of gangland violence as the 2 men who were friends as teenagers
vie for control of the drug trafficking and alcohol supply on New Yorks city's streets.
Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course.
For me this is a straight to streaming movie.
