Review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) by Berni E — 11 Mar 2015
OK but not great.
Interesting story, well shot with some fine performances, especially by Robert De Niro and James Woods.
However, overly long and slow, to the point of tedium and boredom. Could easily have been edited down to two hours or so, from nearly four hours, without losing anything.
Nothing new for director Sergio Leone, however: his westerns tend to be overly drawn-out too.
Pretty lame title too. Leone was probably trying to score some points with fans of his spaghetti westerns by referencing "Once Upon a Time in the West".
This review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) was written by Berni E on 11 Mar 2015.
Once Upon a Time in America has generally received very positive reviews.
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