I'll make it short: I didn't see anything wrong it. It's a great story, although not totally 'new', but who cares? It can't be new all the time. It's well casted, well acted, shots are fine, nothing wrong with it.
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What i found particularly interesting about the story is the reality factor of it. In the 'scene', being a leading figure, you don't have to go around shooting people all the time like a loon. In fact, it's the opposite. You don't show off, cause a lot of people will hate you for it and will want to bring you down. Most interesting was the side story (one others oppose to) of Richie with his wife, where she blames him he is NOT corrupt. And that is a fact. It's peer pressure, group moral. Drugs feed a lot of mouths, directly or indirectly and people close around you usually don't care where you get your money from. They just want you to get the money and keep them out of harms way. That is realistic. So the hero and anti-hero are both heroes and both lose their families. Nobody cares for heroes longer than the spotlights are there.
Such is life.
The general said it: quitting isn't the same as quitting while you are ahead.
And trying to save the world is rather silly and doesn't pay of, i can say from experience.
Nice movie.
==== spoilers ahead =====
What i found particularly interesting about the story is the reality factor of it. In the 'scene', being a leading figure, you don't have to go around shooting people all the time like a loon. In fact, it's the opposite. You don't show off, cause a lot of people will hate you for it and will want to bring you down. Most interesting was the side story (one others oppose to) of Richie with his wife, where she blames him he is NOT corrupt. And that is a fact. It's peer pressure, group moral. Drugs feed a lot of mouths, directly or indirectly and people close around you usually don't care where you get your money from. They just want you to get the money and keep them out of harms way. That is realistic. So the hero and anti-hero are both heroes and both lose their families. Nobody cares for heroes longer than the spotlights are there.
Such is life.
The general said it: quitting isn't the same as quitting while you are ahead.
And trying to save the world is rather silly and doesn't pay of, i can say from experience.
Nice movie.