Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Turturro | ... | Mike Battaglia | |
Katherine Borowitz | ... | Ruthie Battaglia | |
Dennis Farina | ... | Bankie Como | |
Peter Boyle | ... | Matt Duffy | |
Lilia Skala | ... | Lucia | |
Steven Wright | ... | Sterling | |
Rod Steiger | ... | Charlie D'Amico | |
Stanley Tucci | ... | Mal | |
Carl Capotorto | ... | Don | |
Michael Badalucco | ... | Sal | |
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Robert Modica | ... | Carmelo Rossi |
David Thornton | ... | Philly Como | |
Michael Sergio | ... | Jamesy | |
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Tony Gigante | ... | Ray |
Dan Grimaldi | ... | Carmine |
A hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
There are not too many really good movie versions of Macbeth, in fact I would say that there are no really good movie versions. As an English teacher, I would really like to show my students something that correctly captures the mental deterioration of the characters and accurately illustrates the violence and cruelty of Macbeth. This film is able to do that, unfortunately, due to the language, I will not be able to show it in class. But, I was pleased with this version of Macbeth. The acting is pretty good and the characters are believable mobsters. I wouldn't say that it tries too hard to follow the play; rather, I would give it credit for sticking to the play and modernizing it in a believable way. Overall, well done.