The classy and unmatched "Goodfellas" lifts up Ray Liotta into another status at movie industry, actually all us envisages him at stardom soon, sadly it never happened, his follow up pictures assure this assertion, aside on "Hannibal" all remainders were wrong choices or Liotta was too overrated as a promising star, somehow in this unknown picture Liotta overcame himself as the superstitious and loser gambler, he plays a honest Cop Harry Collins at Phoenix's precinct straight together with a power trio closest Cops, the deceitful Mike Henshaw (Anthony LaPaglia) a collector of the shark loan Louie (Giancarlo Esposito) the frisk James Nutter (Alec Baldwin) and closing the odd team the slowpoke Fred Shuster (Jeremy Piven).
Harry a compulsive gambler already owes 16.000 bucks to bookmaker Chicago (Tom Noonan) who in dire straits doubles the bet in a dark horse, hence are 32.000 to pay in one week only, however Chicago is in trouble with a former gang member which is in jail waiting for be judged soon and maybe becomes a squealer, Chicago is willing to forgive the debts if Harry silences him for good, Harry promises to think about, talking later with his mates he tells the weird proposal, Henshaw suggests to Harry erases Chicago, swiftly denied by harry a sort of cop of strong convictions and won't give a default, instead he focuses in the low-down Louie that hold the money on the own safe at his night club, the robbery is settled, nonetheless many twist comes along on the fateful night.
Phoenix astounds by colorful characters, all them are distinguished each other, ramping up the clever plot, mixing many key elements as betrayals, mocking, sexiness, violence, all sort of things of the underworld of pimping, prostitution, gambling, spurious loan sharking, everything on the middle of the desert at Phoenix, it's a worth mentioning of the useless attendance of Angelica Huston as mere decorative pointless character.
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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7
Harry a compulsive gambler already owes 16.000 bucks to bookmaker Chicago (Tom Noonan) who in dire straits doubles the bet in a dark horse, hence are 32.000 to pay in one week only, however Chicago is in trouble with a former gang member which is in jail waiting for be judged soon and maybe becomes a squealer, Chicago is willing to forgive the debts if Harry silences him for good, Harry promises to think about, talking later with his mates he tells the weird proposal, Henshaw suggests to Harry erases Chicago, swiftly denied by harry a sort of cop of strong convictions and won't give a default, instead he focuses in the low-down Louie that hold the money on the own safe at his night club, the robbery is settled, nonetheless many twist comes along on the fateful night.
Phoenix astounds by colorful characters, all them are distinguished each other, ramping up the clever plot, mixing many key elements as betrayals, mocking, sexiness, violence, all sort of things of the underworld of pimping, prostitution, gambling, spurious loan sharking, everything on the middle of the desert at Phoenix, it's a worth mentioning of the useless attendance of Angelica Huston as mere decorative pointless character.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7