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While history books often use the 1921 Sacco and Vanzetti case as an example of justice falling victim to the bigotry of the times, this HBO movie--based on a turn-of-the-century New Orleans trial--provides a far more sobering example. Vendetta opens with a montage of black-and-white photos of immigrants arriving in the U.S., accompanied by an audio track of anti-immigrant invective that sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Christopher Walken lends his always unsettling presence as the city's largest cotton exporter and mastermind of a plot to take over the docks from the Italian immigrants who run them. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) refuses to go along with the plan, he's shot and killed, and a random group of Italian produce merchants are accused of the murder. The trial and its appalling aftermath are portrayed with a realistic vehemence that may make some viewers flinch. Director Nicholas Meyer has coaxed powerful performances from a cast of mostly unknown actors, most notable among these is Alessandro Colla, who makes his debut as 15-year-old Gaspare Marchesi and provides the film's few smiles. The pacing makes Vendetta hard to follow at first, but as the subplots begin to converge like cars speeding toward the same intersection, the film compels you to keep watching until the inevitable conclusion. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as polished as it could have been,
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Walken is a joy to watch, but the whole movie is bland. There is no cohesive feeling of a city and its people. We do not get a flavor of the population in and out of New Orleans. The violence is too contrived and meaningless. We see no real port, just a market where the central action takes place. This is a very low budget film and it shows. The history involved is not accurate.
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I enjoyed this film, but the someone should have told the propmaster that whiskey bottles at the turn of the century (the previous century) did not have barcodes!!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I was looking for...,
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I am a Christopher Walken fan and did a search using his name for movies he has been in that I might not have heard of. You know, a hidden, unseen by human eyes, jewel. To quote a famous guy "Dis ain't it". Chris makes a couple of good appearances but the movie is centered on corrupt politicians' attempts to lengthen their hold on the local economy by eliminating the competition through nefarious means.
If you're looking for more of Chris, I'd pass.
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