Spirits of St. Paul: The Gangster Era

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05/30/2012 I had high hopes (or actually, just hopes) for this movie, being from MN. So many anachronisms coupled with a bad script and terrible acting -- it's not good. (When I saw it, someone in the theater started snoring loudly for quite a few minutes -- perhaps the best indication of the quality of this film.) See more 05/06/2012 SPIRITS OF ST. PAUL If you can look past the visual anachronisms that pepper the production (were there really storefront coffee and gelato emporiums in the 1920s?), "Spirits of St. Paul" is a pretty spiffy little homegrown production. Set in the Saintly City's gangster era, the film is a living history lesson about police chief John O'Connor's friendly understanding with visiting hoodlums. So long as they didn't disturb the peace inside the city limits, crimes committed elsewhere were none of his concern. The script and acting are solid, with the personality conflicts among gang members and authorities neatly sketched. The kidnapping of beer baron William Hamm begins in a modest home that might have belonged to one of his brewmeisters, but not the boss of the company, yet the film has a "let's put on a show" pluck that makes you overlook such stumbles. The father-and-son team of Brian and Gary Crask co-wrote, coproduced, codirected and handled every technical aspect of the production. Job well done. - Mpls Star Tribune See more Read all reviews

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