A film that harkens back to 1970's of film making and this movie wears those years in almost every frame of this movie. The ties between this film and The Godfather are, I'm sure, intentional.
This film is a complete opposite of Coppola's masterpiece, where in that film the main character was building his empire by dishonest means; in this movie the main character is trying to build his empire through honest means. I think this film could have benefited from being longer so as to explore more of the relationships happening with in this film. There were a lot great acting set pieces that would have had more impact if there had been more scenes between the key players to help set everything up. There is a great film lurking under this movie, one that really wanted to break free and be great. Sadly this movie is only sub par but still better than most of the other films being released now.
Ultimately the actors help to save this movie making each scene a worth while. I've got to say Oscar Issac is one of the best actors acting today as I've seen him a few movies and each performance has been unique and very good. If given the right kind of scenes in the new Star Wars movie - he could really have his break out role in that movie and steal the entire film. Here's hoping he does. Jessica Chastain has been just great in everything I've seen her in. It was fun watching her and Issac go at in this movie. As the movie went on I began to wonder about their relationship and what kind of connection and spark they had together because their personalities really clashed and seemed to be at odds with each other. I was talking about this earlier - there needed to be more scenes that established those kind relationships between the characters to make everything gel together even more coherently.
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