"Kill the Irishman"

[haistin]

has anybody seen this movie?

I think, this was a surprisingly good and engaging film, and I can't imagine any other movie that quite captures the decadent grittiness of the 70's, as well as this one. Remember all those depressing "earth" colors, the bleak rust-belt urban landscapes, and all those huge American "land yachts" that became such dinosaurs after the first gas crisis.... like the Ford LTD, Gran Torino, Lincoln, and Coupe Deville? Ray Stevenson in the lead is very convincing and sympathetic, and even the well-known actors all have a certain seedy, over-the-hill quality about them... from a self-parodying Cristopher Walken, to an obviously "older" and overweight Val Kilmer. Great storyline and a lot of explosions, you'll be surprised by how many stars are actually in this movie.