Mean Streets

I love this movie. Doesn't anybody else see how funny this movie really is? The fight scene where nobody can land a punch, Johnny Boy blowing up a mailbox (and almost getting blown up himself,) the shot drunk guy almost kicking... Full review

While this may not be a great gangster film, it is a good one and Scorcesse direction shows a glimpse of some of the greatness to come. Harvey Keitel and DeNiro are excellent as Charlie and Johnny Boy, two boyhood friends... Full review

Gangster drama about two friends set in the crime infested lifestyle of Little Italy, New York City. Violence exceeds in ever manner, as the story focus on the selected heated life of Charlie [Harvey Keitel], a noble minded religious debt collector.... Full review

I have been an avid follower of Martin Scorsese's work from the moment I saw Goodfellas and I think that this is one of his most personal projects.It portrays a gangster (Harvey Kietel)who is struggling with feelings of guilt for some... Full review

I do not share the euphoria with all the critics who love this movie. Maybe I was expecting too much but I thought it was a little dull. I felt Deniro overacted his part and the scenes repetitive with a lot... Full review

Interesting story of young thugs, lacks electricity and seems contrived. However Scorcese's knowledge of neighborhood and these characters makes it interesting.... Full review

Great Uniqueness about the film is the hot girls, the feuding between the individual mobster criminals, the conversation between the young and unrecognizable Harvey Keitel and his fellow mobster, the performances of Keital and the unrecognizable and young Deniro, and Scorsese... Full review

Mean streets is one of the best Martin Scorsese films that I have ever seen. He really knows how to make a movie. Two thumbs up! An outstanding work of art. Mean Streets could not have been made any better. It... Full review

Scorsese's first film, the interesting catastrophe "Boxcar Bertha," marked his birth as a director, but it was with his second feature, "Mean Streets" that we witnessed the birth of an artist. Most of "Mean Streets" is slightly unfocused with a... Full review

This is genuis it takes everything who's that knocing could've been and takes it to a level that shows the genuis of everyone. Scorsese's brilliance and aestetic is in this catholic guilt,language,concept of trust among men and sin. This is no... Full review

'Mean Streets' was Scorsese's first great film, far from his best, but it showed him in the stages of becoming a masterful director, honing his craft, in this semi-autobiographical story of Charlie (Harvey Keitel), who is trying to move up the ranks of the mob, headed by his uncle, Giovanni (Cesare Danova), who makes sure he earns his promotion, he doesn't get it just because he is family. ... Full Review

I can't say "Mean Streets" is a great film, but I will say it's a good film. See some of the early touches of greatness with "Mean Streets". You get to see two of America's finest actors doing what they do best. This is not flashy, gory, or stylish. ... Full Review

Keitel and De Niro have some of the best chemistry cinema has to offer. Charlie Cappa (Keitel) is clearly the more intelligent of the 2. It's one of the most memorable duos in film history and they have a partnership that rivals Newman and Redford. ... Full Review

Simply that 'Mean Streets' is, frankly, a bit boring.....The story is at times tedious, the characters inaccessible, and much of Scorsese's directorial approach makes it difficult to follow..... ... Full Review

Mean Streets: Special Edition (1973) Unfortunately, since all of those more recent efforts are much better than Mean Streets , I had a hard time maintaining much interest in it. and most of those moments aren't terribly interesting ... Full Review

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