★ 4 / 10
Based on the story as told by the
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Based on the story as told by the younger John A. Gotti in his book, this tells the tale of his legendary father's gangland exploits as he worked his way up…
Based on the story as told by the younger John A. Gotti in his book, this tells the tale of his legendary father's gangland exploits as he worked his way up from New York's poverty row to head up the Gambino crime family and become one of the city's wealthiest and most influential citizens. The opening scenario depicts the original John Gotti (John Travolta) doing a piece to camera about the delights of New York, and sadly that sets the tone for the rest of this rather weak biopic. The timelines are all over the place, and the historical nature of the man's life robs the film of any jeopardy. Travolta is nowhere near his best and though quite hunky, Spencer Lofranco (John Jnr.) looks like he accidentally strayed from the adjacent “Waltons" set next door. For a mobster movie, it is remarkably un-menacing, wordy and sterile with a distinct lack of oomph from a supporting cast that really just looked like they were there for the payday. This is really rather poor and tells us precious little about what made this man tick but might have done wonders for polo-neck sales.
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★ 1 / 10
It's kind of all over the place. Only
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It's kind of all over the place. Only occasionally are you sure what year it is, only occasionally do you become familiar with a character. Even his son…
It's kind of all over the place. Only occasionally are you sure what year it is, only occasionally do you become familiar with a character. Even his son Frankie s accident plays out like a footnote.
And that's what this is, a lot of footnotes pushed together with no context to really strung them together.
It's a mess.
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★ 5 / 10
John Gotti's biography who became the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America.
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A peculiar biography of the infamous New York mobster John Gotti (John Travolta) and his son John Gotti Jr (Spencer Rocco Lofranco) who followed in his…
A peculiar biography of the infamous New York mobster John Gotti (John Travolta) and his son John Gotti Jr (Spencer Rocco Lofranco) who followed in his father's footsteps .As John Gotti Sr was an American gangster and boss of the Carlo Gambino ( Michael Cipiti) crime family in New York City. Gotti is a good earner and is very close to Neil Dellacroce (Stacy Keach) , the number two man in the family . When Carlo Gambino dies however , his decision to make Paul Castellano the head of the family doesn't sit well with Gotti and others. They all put up with it for several years but eventually , Gotti gets fed up with Castellano and has him killed , making himself head of the family in the process. Becoming boss of what has been described as America's most powerful crime syndicate. He is known as the Dapper Don for his expensive taste in suits, and the Teflon Don because none of the FBI charges against him will stick.An uneven film dealing John with Gotti (1940 -2002) well played by John Travolta along with his troubled relationships to his beloved son finely acted by Spencer Rocco , his wife -recently deceased Kelly Preston- and his best friend Angelo Ruggiero competently performed by Pruitt Taylor Vince in his usual style . As well as an essential murder , as Gotti ordered and helped to orchestrate the killing of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter . At his peak, Gotti was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the United States and finally , being convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder . Then Gotti Sr made his son Gotti Jr the heir-apparent to head the Gambino crime family and attempting to continue his dark legacy , but then things go wrong . The motion picture was regularly directed by Kevin Connolly . There's another and better film concerning this character : Gotti 1996 by Robert Harmon with Armand Assante , William Forsythe , Richard C. Sarafian , Frank Vicent , Anthony Quinn and Dominic Chianese .The film is based on actual events , these are the following ones : Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age . Gotti quickly became one of the crime family's biggest earners and a protégé of Gambino family underboss Aniello Dellacroce, operating out of the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens. Following the FBI's indictment of members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, Gotti began to fear that he and his brother would be killed by Castellano for dealing drugs. As this fear continued to grow, and amidst growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family, Gotti organized the murder of Castellano. During his era he became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style, which gained him favor with some of the general public. While his peers avoided attracting attention, especially from the media, Gotti became known as "The Dapper Don", for his expensive clothes and personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in his acquittal, though it was later revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and witness intimidation. Law enforcement authorities continued gathering evidence against Gotti that helped lead to his downfall. Gotti reportedly earned between $5-20 million per year during his tenure as Gambino boss. Gotti's underboss, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, aided the FBI in finally convicting Gotti. In 1991, Gravano agreed to turn state's evidence and testify for the prosecution against Gotti after hearing the boss making several disparaging remarks about Gravano on a wiretap that implicated them both in several murders. In 1992, Gotti was convicted of five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, illegal gambling, extortion, and loansharking. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Marion in southern Illinois. While in prison, Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002, at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri . According to former Lucchese crime family boss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, what John Gotti did was the beginning of the end of Cosa Nostra.
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why 4.8, i think 6.4