Review of Mean Streets (1973) by Thefruitman — 23 Jan 2021
General Review:
Another movie I had never heard of and wasn’t sure what to expect. Have heard of a lot of Martin Scorsese movies but haven’t seen many (if any) before. The acting, cinematography and music were all fine in this movie but for some reason it barely held my interest. Might be my sleep depraved state I was in when watching it but I just didn’t find myself caring about any of the characters and nothing really seemed to happen. I know there were different mob-type people, a few fights and a restaurant involved but characters just seemed to come and go and nothing really seemed to happen. The Good:
The music – a great mixture of different styles or music which perfectly matched the different scenes and moods of the movie.
The editing and cinematography – the scenes and angles all seemed to add to different scenes, hardly noticed any cuts within scenes which usually suggests they were well done. Small touches like the shaky camera in running scenes also added another dimension of immersion.
The Bad:
The plot and characters – not if this was the movie/plots fault or my own but both the characters and plot didn’t draw me in and I found myself bored at times.
Final Thoughts:
Although there was nothing noticeably bad with the movie it just never really floated my boat and was a bit luck luster for myself.
This review of Mean Streets (1973) was written by Thefruitman on 23 Jan 2021.
Mean Streets has generally received very positive reviews.
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