Review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) by Ruby & — 05 Sep 2009
De Niro, Woods and everybody was so great u missed a half of ur life if u didn't watch this... this movie makes you want to cry and think hard about life. Everytime after I watched it, I felt exhausted and extremely sad.
There is just so much stuff in this movie and it's basically impossible for me to compare this movie to any other single movie, maybe a string of Fellini's or Bergman's movies... I love this movie.
DeNiro's final opium-induced smile was the most heartbreaking moment I've ever seen in a film. If you look at the entire 1960's story-line as an opium-induced dream in which the younger Noodles is trying to make himself feel better by imagining a future in which Max hasn't died, but in fact has exacted his revenge on him by stealing Noodle's life from him, then that smile is an awesome and beautiful expression of guilt, and coping with the loss of a loved one.
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This review of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) was written by Ruby & on 05 Sep 2009.
Once Upon a Time in America has generally received very positive reviews.
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