Review of Capone (1975) by Sidney S — 22 Aug 2011
Forgotten by many. This film chronicles the rise and fall of the Don of Chicago during prohibition Al Capone. Overall its not a great film but its not bad. Its quiete cheesey but enjoyable. Capone does have some good depictions of prohibiton era Chicago and the hits orchestrated by Capone.
Ben Gazzara does give a good performance as Scarface Capone but his performance doesn't touch Robert De Niro's performance in The Untouchables. What stole the show for me was Sylvester Stallone in one of his earliest roles, before he was famous, pre-Rocky. Stallone plays Frank Nitti Capone's right hand man, the enforcer.I liked seeing Stallone play a gangster it was different from watching his action films it proves that he is a great actor and can delve into different genres than just action. The film as a whole a little shotty but not bad but for the definitive Capone experience check out Brian DePalma's 1987 masterpiece The Untouchables.
This review of Capone (1975) was written by Sidney S on 22 Aug 2011.
Capone has generally received mixed reviews.
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