Review of Mean Streets (1973) by Leighton T — 28 Jul 2009
An impressive piece of filmmaking from a young Scorsese. It's got a style to it (an auteur right out of the gate) that he carried over to Taxi Driver, a style that he's perfected and, in a sense, mainstreamed now.
The story feels like it never hits home narrative-wise, but life on the streets is like that and so it kind of ambles on, but you're constantly interested in where it's going next. De Niro is impressive as the hotheaded kid in his debut and Keitel is fantastic.
This review of Mean Streets (1973) was written by Leighton T on 28 Jul 2009.
Mean Streets has generally received very positive reviews.
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