Review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) by Keith Phipps for The A.V. Club — 18 Feb 2021
A film of fatally flawed heroes, oversized passions, nation-building, and, inevitably, violence, America follows its characters from childhood to old age by way of the kind of grand-scale filmmaking that wouldn't be seen again until Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York.
[2014 re-release].
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This review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) was written by Keith Phipps and published by The A.V. Club on 18 Feb 2021.
Once Upon a Time in America has generally received very positive reviews.
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