Hugely complex, achingly sad and splendidly gorgeous.
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07/22/06
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:27
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Sergio Leone's epic film chronicles the lives and loves of a quintet of Jewish mobsters from New York. Beginning with their boyhood in the 1920's, the film covers the story from the point of view... [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci
Director: Sergio Leone
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Reviews for Once Upon a Time in America
A lazily haullucinatory epic that means to encapsulate approximately 50 years of American social history into a single film.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe perfect swan song for Leone.
06/12/03
At its restored 229-minute cut, Leone in his directorial swan song proves in its first half-hour how he’s the master of cinematic hypnosis.
01/01/00
There are times when we don't understand exactly what is happening, but never a time when we don't feel confidence in the film's narrative.
10/23/04
Top CriticIn a post The Godfather world, for Leone to even consider taking on an epically scoped New York gangster film took tremendous courage if not foolishness, Coppola had set the bar at an impossible height.
09/08/09
Masterfully edited.
01/01/00
I'm as big a fan of misogyny as the next guy, but how did this hateful and often tasteless Godfather ripoff become a classic?
09/18/03
As one would expect from Leone, the film is a brilliant stylistic accomplishment.
07/16/03
Top CriticThe film seems to be too ambiguous for its own good. But somehow it holds together, and becomes a masterpiece, and a wonderful little exit piece for the genius Mr. Leone.
01/01/00
Great scene follows great scene with inventive direction for almost four hours.
07/16/03
A cinematic masterpiece.
07/27/03
Haunting, thematically complex.
05/04/05
Sergio Leone shot the film with such style, grace, and patience that it is impossible not to get caught up in the story.
01/16/03
Visually stunning, rich in detail, and filled with outstanding performances.
07/30/03
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01/26/06
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