My point is simple, the same people complaining that Hollywood isn't original and that they keep remaking the same movies are complaining about this movie. A Most Violent Year is a new perspective on the very old gangster film genre.
If you're unhappy with it then you're probably going to be waiting a long time for them to "Star Wars prequel" the Godfather movies. Good Luck
did you see nightcrawler? a different sort of movie than this, in a lot of ways, but it also is kind of a 'business thriller' about a protagonist of uncompromising ambition. definitely two of the most enjoyable dramas of the past couple of years for me.
shareNightcrawler is a film I just can't get enough of, even with Jake G being so incredibly hard to watch but so tantalizing in that role. It definitely had a great retro feel BUT everything else was updated. It was the LA of today, in all its Glory, it still hides an underbelly. It had traces of Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction and the entire "Murder House" scene was straight out of Michael Mann's 'Manhunter'... It even had the scope of 'Heat' in some ways... But it still was fresh in its storyline. For me, both films did a good job. This however wasn't just retro in feel, it was set in 1981. That year is for a reason. Similar to 'No Country For Old Men', it was a turning point. The 70's still lurked in many ways but a New World was coming. Reagan was coming along, the Economy was still in shambles but starting to boom but the Country was in one of its many transitional times. It's not easy to pin down. The music was intentionally 70's. It helped push the themes in the film.
share