I was as eager as any Sopranos fan for this film to finally make it to screen but in the end I feel like I was ripped off and punched in the gut, much like the way David Chase shoved it up our backside by having the final episode of the Soprano's just cut to black.
While we do get to see younger versions of characters we know and love it also comes down to them being under utilized. However I will say that certain actors who portray characters like (Sil) were nearly spot on in their interpretation of the character they were playing.
The actor playing Paulie Walnuts had his mannerisms down but was under utilized, and finally Michael Gandolfini did very well with capturing his fathers charisma and attitude as a Young Tony Soprano.
Miscasting issues with Corey Stahl playing Uncle Junior was one of the most annoying things within the film.
Now getting a backstory to the Sopranos is something nice to have but why did they not tell it from the perspective of Johnny Boy and Uncle June? Using the Dickie Moltisanti storyline could have run parallel but this is a Sopranos story so focusing on the Sopranos is what should have been important.
Don't get me wrong Dickie's backstory is a good story but did not need to be the sole focus of the film. The Newark riots subplot also served no real purpose in the story.
I just feel like if this is the best they could offer they should have waited for a better story or not bothered.
So many opportunities wasted to tell a true TS backstory instead we get something we know nothing about from the original series other than passing remarks.
Well, at least Uncle Junior did get to say The Varsity Line, but I was hoping for the Feech LaMana Card game heist.
While we do get to see younger versions of characters we know and love it also comes down to them being under utilized. However I will say that certain actors who portray characters like (Sil) were nearly spot on in their interpretation of the character they were playing.
The actor playing Paulie Walnuts had his mannerisms down but was under utilized, and finally Michael Gandolfini did very well with capturing his fathers charisma and attitude as a Young Tony Soprano.
Miscasting issues with Corey Stahl playing Uncle Junior was one of the most annoying things within the film.
Now getting a backstory to the Sopranos is something nice to have but why did they not tell it from the perspective of Johnny Boy and Uncle June? Using the Dickie Moltisanti storyline could have run parallel but this is a Sopranos story so focusing on the Sopranos is what should have been important.
Don't get me wrong Dickie's backstory is a good story but did not need to be the sole focus of the film. The Newark riots subplot also served no real purpose in the story.
I just feel like if this is the best they could offer they should have waited for a better story or not bothered.
So many opportunities wasted to tell a true TS backstory instead we get something we know nothing about from the original series other than passing remarks.
Well, at least Uncle Junior did get to say The Varsity Line, but I was hoping for the Feech LaMana Card game heist.