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An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
Movie Rating: 6.4
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8/10
Look into my eyes!
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FilipeManuelNeto
9/10
**It's not a movie for everyone, it's extremely violent and tense, but it works very well.**
It's not easy to make a good gangster movie. Sometimes it feels like they've done everything that could possibly be appealing or challenging, and that each new production is limited to chewing on and revisiting what's already been done by others,...
