That leaves it up to the supporting players, of which Christopher Walken and Fionnula Flanagan make the strongest impressions. 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.
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Ray Stevenson may look the part in the lead but sadly lacks a strong presence. Kill the Irishman (2011) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and the Italian mafia. Part of the lack of detail here especially involves Cleveland, and ignoring the possible negative effect an explosive gang war might have had on the city. All we get about Danny are some nice moments and anecdotal nuggets like his being extraordinarily hard to kill and well-read for a blue collar criminal. Based on a true story, there is probably enough material for a compelling crime movie. If "Kill the Irishman" borrowing heavily from Scorsese was the only problem it has, maybe you still might have had something. Having to support his wife Joan(Linda Cardellini) and three kids, he goes to work for Shondor Birns(Christopher Walken) and his numbers business. Danny's rule as union president does not last long, as union corruption is exposed and he is banned from the union for life but spared jail time. At the same time, Danny gets involved with the local mob to get a friend's gambling debt canceled which Merke tries to hold over him but to no avail. As an adult, he finds one when working on the dockyards in the 1960's where he gets into it with union boss Jerry Merke(Bob Gunton). 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. It's funny cause most people in the mob are associated with New York or the North East and wouldn't give two looks toward Cleveland, but it deserves to be recognized for the impact it had on the world of organized crime.Īs Detective Joe Manditski(Val Kilmer) recalls, Danny Greene(Ray Stevenson) never backed down from a fight in his life, even as a kid. 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. Val Kilmer as the cop wasn't anything to write home about and Christopher Walken was, as always, a presence on screen in his brief time. However, the action is good and by the end you really feel for the mobster Danny Greene.
A few scenes were unnecessary as well that were sort of like jump cuts. Some of the characters aren't fleshed out as much as I would have liked who I felt deserved a good background or look into their personal lives a bit more. I couldn't quite tell if they meant for him to be completely Irish or assimilated American-Irish. Ray Stevenson is a fine actor, but his accent jumps in and out during the movie.
Kill the Irishman deserves to be a top mafia movie, but it falls just shy of achieving of its potential because of some lapses in storytelling and depth, but it does get marks for realism and charisma.
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