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Capone
2020 103 min Canada, United States of America R 18+
★4.9
Crime, Drama
Director: Josh Trank
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Description
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
Budget:
$20.6M
Worldwide:
$858,281
Starring
Tom Hardy
Actor
Linda Cardellini
Actor
Matt Dillon
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Capone is a polarizing, avant-garde character study that prioritizes the visceral decay of its subject over traditional narrative structure. While Tom Hardy's committed lead performance is widely acknowledged, the film is sharply divided between those who appreciate its uncompromising, grotesque exploration of mental decline and those who find it an incoherent, tasteless failure.
| Acting | Tom Hardy delivers a technically impressive and fully committed performance, serving as the film's primary anchor even when the material falters. | |
| Production | The production design and period-accurate aesthetic succeed in creating a convincing and immersive atmosphere of the 1930s and 40s. | |
| Screenplay | The script is widely criticized for being disjointed, lacking a clear narrative arc, and failing to provide meaningful insight into Capone's history or motivations. | |
| Direction | Director Josh Trank’s artistic choices regarding tone are deeply divisive; some laud the film as an unconventional, courageous look at existential decay, while others dismiss the focus on bodily fluids and hallucinations as grotesque, tasteless, and incoherent. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is a subject of debate, with some viewers finding the contemplative, slow-burn approach to a dying man's final days profound, while others find it aggressively boring and sluggish. |