The best Irish mob film
Who agrees with me?
I don't wanna be a product o' my environment, I want my environment, to be a product of ME
Here, here!
I'd say its most formidable opponent is Miller's Crossing, with The Departed only a distant contender.
"...if that was off, I'd be whoopin' your ass up and down this street." ~ an irate Tarantino
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State of Grace is just a well-done Mob film that never makes the audience care about it's characters.
I disagree strongly with this.
Come on, it's the freakin' Coen Bros. you're talking about, the kings of apathy. How much do you REALLY care for Verna, Bernie, and Mink? Leo's arrogance often makes it hard to support him, and Tom is too cold, distant, and calculating to actually like.
How you can tell me that the characters in Miller's Crossing are more likable than those in State of Grace is beyond me; Noonan's objective and languishing guilt, coupled with his relationship with Kate and Jackie's endearing loyalty to all around him, make State of Grace much more emotionally involving. Hell, we even cringe when Stevie gets it, and he's got, what, 10 minutes in the film? We rightfully hate the people we're supposed to (Frankie and Pat).
Admittedly, they both require more than viewing to really immerse yourself. But once you do, they're both grade-A films, albeit with totally different agendas. My gangster collection would be sorely remiss without them.
"...if that was off, I'd be whoopin' your ass up and down this street." ~ an irate Tarantino share
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