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Billy Bathgate (1991)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
4/14
4/14:
Apparently, the early 90's can be characterized as the mob revival era in cinema.
Such films include Goodfellas,
The Godfather Part III,
Miller's Crossing,
Bugsy, and Mobsters. The last three were awful.
Billy Bathgate contains some of the worst acting I've seen. In fact, I have to say everybody has
been miscast.
Dustin Hoffman doesn't strike me as a gangster. Nicole Kidman lets her vagina do the acting. Loren Dean is
next to hopeless. Steve Buscemi badly needs a tan. Bruce Willis misses his hair a lot. Steven Hill should've
stayed in Law & Order.
The story is pathetic. When the end comes, I'm left saying, "That's it?" At least, it has nice cinematography,
making the film a bit bearable.
All in all, Dustin Hoffman should've pulled a Billy Bathgate on the kid.