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why not just (SPOILERS)

posted 3 years ago by Leodicaprio (6426)
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sell the shop pack up and leave. Give the money to Mable and move on? I don't think its disclosed how much he gets from the Lafontaine family, but he would have gotten a sizeable chiunk selling all the materials ect? why risk it on an insanely convoluted plan that relied on having both Richie in Francis there, then one of them leaving (giving him time to lay the seeds of distrust) then return so they could hopefully kill echother and not just blame the old man.

Unless his intention is to take out gangsters. but Roy seems to be overall fairly decent, yes eh killed people but he was well liked in the community (according to others) and according to Leonard is the one who gave him his start and got his business going at first.

the whole Leonard being a former gangster is dumb imo. All he had to be was an experienced ww1 vet, on the front at first then let's say moved into counter intelligence (explaining his string pulling abilities).

I almost laughed out loud when he started showing his horrible tattoos that may be period accurate, but looked like a small child had doodled them on. the film almost jumped the shark imo

[–] actionkamen (23176) 3 years ago

Because gangsters killed his family.

[–] Leodicaprio (6426) 3 years ago

thing is he doesn't come across as a "gangster hunter". if that was his intention there were far more easy and less convoluted ways to do so. he has access to the envelope box to manipulate them. and he has had Richie and Francis at his place with their guard down. fairly easy to pop them both.

then find a way to Roy over, or at least ambush him and his bodyguard.

instead he plays through this massive convoluted scheme that could go wrong in so many ways and relies on them never suspecting him or never deciding killing him is easier and it all playing out perfectly. Its like he takes the hardest most difficult route for no apparent reason to do something he didn't even intend to.

if you are an experienced gangster and murdered, use those skills. nothing established him to be a mastermind manipulator. maybe thats why he takes such a dumb risk