Once Upon A Time In America

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For the thirtieth film of the month we have Once Upon A Time In America

First off, we have the story which has a former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster who returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. I thought the story was very entertaining and how it was presented was interesting as it unfolded from year to year to out of order as it pieced together at the end. 

Next, we have the characters which overall, I thought were very well acted and you could tell there was chemistry between all the main characters especially when they were kids starting out and how the years and events they became involved in evolved all the relationships good and bad.

As for the film's visuals I thought the film looked great with scenes that were filmed with precise and timed perfection so that it would be more entertaining. Some of the cinematography in the film stood out to me because of the way they were set up and positioned. Now we have the action which was thrilling as well as entertaining to watch with the various gang violence over the course of the film as to be expected of this type of film. Moving onto the tone of the film which managed to mix both the action and violence of the gangster times as well building up the dangerous and serious aspects of working with them and getting involved with them. I thought the soundtrack of the film was excellently done with tracks that suited the film's style and setting. 

Overall, I thought this film was excellently done and how Sergio Leone decided to handle a gangster film was intriguing from the start with a well crafted story and characters that held it up and you cared about even if they were gangsters. 

I give Once Upon A Time In America a score of 9/10