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Mean Streets

1973

Martin Scorsese

Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson ...

6.8

18,670

Drama New York, year 1972. Charlie (Harvey Keitel), a charming 27-year-old who is supported by his devoutly Catholic mother. He spends his days wandering the streets of New York City and nights hanging out drinking with his good friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a loose cannon who can’t seem to crawl out of debt. Charlie’s extreme affability makes him the middle man between his mob-tied uncle Giovanni (Cesare Danova) and various clients, as ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The movie's blazing energy is still astounding; the vérité street-scenes are terrific and Scorsese's pioneering use of popular music is genuinely thrilling"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie’s scenes of violence are especially effective because of the way Scorsese stages them (...) The whole movie feels like life in New York (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Some films are so thoroughly, beautifully realized they have a kind of tonic effect that has no relation to the subject matter. Such a film is 'Mean Streets'"
		Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The acting and editing have such an original, tumultuous force that the picture is completely gripping"
		Variety	"Scorsese is exceptionally good at guiding his largely unknown cast to near-flawless recreations of types. Outstanding in this regard is De Niro."
		Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"It announced the arrival of an auteur with something serious to say"
		Time Out	"One of the best American films of the decade"
		Simon Braund Empire	"Terrific. Top shelf talent at the top of their game, working immediately before they would change Hollywood (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"Its greatness lies in its leanness, with nary a word, a move, a gesture that’s nonessential."
		Andrew Collins Radio Times	"A keystone of 1970s American cinema (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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