Kill the Irishman
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50 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Christopher Walken, Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Summary: Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, "Kill the Irishman" chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. Turning the tables on loan shark Shondor Birns and allying himself with gangster John Nardi, Greene stops taking orders from the mafia and pursues his own power. Surviving countless assassination attempts from the mob and killing off anyone who went after him in retaliation, Danny Greene's infamous invincibility and notorious fearlessness eventually led to the collapse of mafia syndicates across the U.S. and also earned him the status of the man the mob couldn't kill. (Anchor Bay Films)

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    Mar 24, 2011
    75
    What makes this film special and memorable is the character of Danny Green, who is not the usual neighborhood hoodlum you see in movies.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Mar 7, 2011
    60
    Jonathan Hensleigh's film won't displace "Goodfellas" in anyone's hierarchy of wise-guy movies.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    Mar 24, 2011
    50
    It's just another gangster movie for the pile.
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    Mar 24, 2011
    50
    Stevenson is big and swarthy and not altogether without credibility, but he's got as much charisma as a potato.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Triggern0metry1
    10
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  2. stc9357
    7
    My friend recommended the recently released dvd, â
  3. Dongangstar
    7
    It's a nice movie, not very special. Good story, abrupt ending maybe, - well played by Ray Stevenson and Val Kilmer. Maybe it isn't original anymore to make irish crime cinema; I must say: very good choice of music. Enjoy this film.… Expand
  4. FDT44
    5
    At times unduly ruthless, 'Irishman' is a film that goes heavy on the embroilment, hard on ethnic affronts, and light on the cerebrum; an unerring recipe that stays true to its high-concept title. Nothwithstanding dutiful efforts to engender a retro vibe, the 'Irishman' fails to match the charismatic scintillation of its predecessors' characters; but it tries...in razing combustion. Don't be fooled, the film is thought-provoking, howbeit in the form of carophobia driven paranoia; one can't help but check the wheel well first, the ventral side next, the key slit third, or the adjacent vehicle fourth...if time allows. Unnerving, huh? Now you're catching on.… Expand

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