Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on September 15, 2010 at 19:37:04

In Reply to: RE: Best Mob Picture of all time posted by TomD on September 15, 2010 at 07:22:06

..my fave Brit mob movies: Mona Lisa, The Long Good Friday, Sexy Beast and Performance.

I adore Croupier, but is it really a mob picture? It's a crime/heist movie but I didn't really detect the mob in it. The Grifters is another personal favorite but it has only one character tied to the mob (Lily) and he's a pretty low level mobster (although he's plenty darned scary).

Once Upon A Time In America is a great mob pic that deserves praise, as does the brilliant Point Blank, which hardly gets mentioned these days.

Then there's the Irish mob in Mystic River and The Departed. And with Goodfellas getting all the attention I think Casino is often underrated.

For classic films my faves are The Public Enemy, Scarface, Blood Money and Night And The City - which is possibly more noir than mob, but for atmosphere especially the grubiness of the small-time crooks in London - Dassin's masterpiece is without compare. Waxman score is good too.


I also confess to having a soft spot for The Untouchables - I love Sean Connery (improbable accent and all) as well as all the shameless cribbing from classic films.

The Godfathers are brilliant, but I personally love Goodfellas best of all mob flicks.