Review of The Valachi Papers (1972) by Jason R — 10 Jun 2009
Didn't like this one all that much. Bronson wasn't believable as the gangster Joe Valachi and except the performance of Lino Ventura I found the acting overall pretty bad, especially the other gang members throughout the movie.
Jill Ireland played OK but her role served no purpose whatsoever. The story jumps around from one excerpt from the recollection of Bronson to another to the point where I didn't care about the story.
A lot of bloodshed in a high-tempo fashion comes in between. Although the story must have been there, given the novel of Peter Maas, they did too little with it. Also nothing for the eye here since the sets looked very cheap.
Really disappointing.
This review of The Valachi Papers (1972) was written by Jason R on 10 Jun 2009.
The Valachi Papers has generally received positive reviews.
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