In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 106 minutes
✓ Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
✓ Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi
✓ Director: Tom Stoppard, Alan Heim, David Ray, Robert F. Colesberry, Néstor Almendros
The Billy Bathgate (1991) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Billy Bathgate (1991) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Billy Bathgate (1991) is staring with Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Tom Stoppard, Alan Heim, David Ray, Robert F. Colesberry, Néstor Almendros juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.