Capone

Vertical Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2020

5.1	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 61 Ratings

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halfbloodprinceSep 5, 2020

Great performance by Tom Hardy and an interesting take on the character of Al Capone.

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tropicAcesMay 12, 2020

It’s simple and slow, but enjoyable if you’re a period piece/history fan like myself. It tries to go for the “my sins have come back to haunt me” themes of The Irishman, but Josh Trank is no Scorsese. Still, you can do worse duringIt’s simple and slow, but enjoyable if you’re a period piece/history fan like myself. It tries to go for the “my sins have come back to haunt me” themes of The Irishman, but Josh Trank is no Scorsese. Still, you can do worse during quarantine.… Expand

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JLuis_001May 16, 2020

Capone remind me of Bennett Miller's ''Capote''. Even the names look alike.
I make the comparison because both films are sustained by the performances of their lead actors and they're pretty much all that matters.
Is their names and theirCapone remind me of Bennett Miller's ''Capote''. Even the names look alike.
I make the comparison because both films are sustained by the performances of their lead actors and they're pretty much all that matters.
Is their names and their performances what leads the films.

However Capote was resonant as a whole, even alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman's titanic performance.
Capone on the other hand, despite not overshadowing Tom Hardy's committed work, it's just a boring and empty film.
Hardy's performance belongs to a better film.

Josh Trank doesn't sink any deeper than he did with Fantastic Four, but it definitely puts into perspective that his ego makes him believe he's a better director than he really is.… Expand

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imthenoobMay 13, 2020

It's not a bad movie, It's just painfully slow and uninteresting. I think cutting an extra 15 minutes off of this would have made it a lot more tolerable to watch. Ultimately what tanks this movie is the fact that the budget is small, most ofIt's not a bad movie, It's just painfully slow and uninteresting. I think cutting an extra 15 minutes off of this would have made it a lot more tolerable to watch. Ultimately what tanks this movie is the fact that the budget is small, most of which I would assume was spent on the cast (especially hard) salaries. So when you blow all your budget on the one thing, You are extremely limited to what you can actually do onscreen. I think a slightly bigger budget would have made for a better film.… Expand

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bfoore90Nov 14, 2020

This film is supposed to be the big comeback vehicle for director Josh Trank, whose career seemingly went off the rails following Fan4stic. Which resulted in Trank losing his job as director of the planned Boba Fett film and putting hisThis film is supposed to be the big comeback vehicle for director Josh Trank, whose career seemingly went off the rails following Fan4stic. Which resulted in Trank losing his job as director of the planned Boba Fett film and putting his promising career on hold.

Capone does some things right, its nicely directed and acted but suffers from a muddled script and Tom Hardy's performance eats up most of the screen. Capone takes a good concept of taking a horrorific monster of a criminal in Al "Fonzo" Capone and looking at him at his absolute worst. He's loosing his grip on reality, his life and his bowls. The problem is it takes a good concept and instead of swinging for the fences, he swings for the moon. Tom Hardy is great here and actually all of the cast is good but all Hardy does in the film is mumble incoherently, stare intensely, crap his pants, hallucinate and walk around like he's carrying heavy bags.

The side characters are essentially there to deal with Capone loosing his mind and theres no real motivation to it. There is a plot point involving money that Capone hid away that never actually goes anywhere but other than that its a essentially a poor man's "Irishman." Its a bit of a disappointing film but i don't recommend not watching it and forming your own opinion of it.… Expand

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HpbJan 26, 2021

Mesmo que sua atuação seja até “fascinante” graças ao Tom Hardy por entregar um personagem “interessante” e até complexo no que ele nos apresenta no filme, que consegue entregar várias “futilidades” ao contar a história daquele cara no básicoMesmo que sua atuação seja até “fascinante” graças ao Tom Hardy por entregar um personagem “interessante” e até complexo no que ele nos apresenta no filme, que consegue entregar várias “futilidades” ao contar a história daquele cara no básico forma genérica que estamos cansados de ver no cinema.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariSep 9, 2020

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Josh Trank is more interested in showing himself as an epigon of Lynch than as the director of a biopic about Al Capone, and the film suffers it as much as Tom Hardy's acting.

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r96skFeb 27, 2021

'Capone' disappoints.

It's not what I was expecting. I hadn't heard much about it admittedly, but I was anticipating a full blown film about Al Capone - especially with the casting of Tom Hardy. That's not a bad thing in isolation, at all,'Capone' disappoints.

It's not what I was expecting. I hadn't heard much about it admittedly, but I was anticipating a full blown film about Al Capone - especially with the casting of Tom Hardy. That's not a bad thing in isolation, at all, but coupled with iffy storytelling it ends up being a waste.

Hardy (Al) is undoubtedly the best thing about this, yet I still think he had way more in him for this sort of role - if the filmmakers had allowed him to use it, of course. There aren't any standouts behind Hardy, though Linda Cardellini (Mae) and Kyle MacLachlan (Karlock) are OK.

There's nothing I massively dislike about this, I just wanted so much more from it. It is, I will say, at least a film that makes you think - I just don't, personally, think it came out as perhaps intended.… Expand

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