The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights
Two of New York City's most notorious organized crime bosses vie for control of the city's streets. Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedApril 12, 2025
I'm giving this three stars because I'm into Mob history so I knew some of the story but for the uninitiated this movie could lose them with all the characters and events. Dinero, as usual, plays an excellent gangster and you get double the Bob as he takes on the dual roles of NYC Mob Chieftains Frank Costello and Vito Genovese. He does both well and even seems to channel his friend and past co star Joe Pesci in his portrayal of the volatile Genovese. He almost seems to draw from his character from Casino Ace Rothstein for his take on Costello, a man who overseas the rackets but wants to rise above the vicious world of the Mob. At times the makeup job almost convinced me they were different guys but mostly I just thought they might be brothers.
As for the story, you can follow it without knowing the history but it helps if you do. The story seems rushed at times and other characters are not given much time to develop as the film tries to cram in a lot of events while keeping a pretty steady pace. In other words it's easy to get lost, (to especially if you have to use the bathroom).
Overall not a bad movie, especially for Mob aficionados, but it's no Goodfellas, or even a Casino.