Mean Streets

Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 14, 1973

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 88 Ratings

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thefruitmanJan 23, 2021

General Review:
Another movie I had never heard of and wasn’t sure what to expect. Have heard of a lot of Martin Scorsese movies but haven’t seen many (if any) before. The acting, cinematography and music were all fine in this movie but forGeneral Review:
Another movie I had never heard of and wasn’t sure what to expect. Have heard of a lot of Martin Scorsese movies but haven’t seen many (if any) before. The acting, cinematography and music were all fine in this movie but for some reason it barely held my interest. Might be my sleep depraved state I was in when watching it but I just didn’t find myself caring about any of the characters and nothing really seemed to happen. I know there were different mob-type people, a few fights and a restaurant involved but characters just seemed to come and go and nothing really seemed to happen. The Good:
The music – a great mixture of different styles or music which perfectly matched the different scenes and moods of the movie.
The editing and cinematography – the scenes and angles all seemed to add to different scenes, hardly noticed any cuts within scenes which usually suggests they were well done. Small touches like the shaky camera in running scenes also added another dimension of immersion.

The Bad:
The plot and characters – not if this was the movie/plots fault or my own but both the characters and plot didn’t draw me in and I found myself bored at times.
Final Thoughts:
Although there was nothing noticeably bad with the movie it just never really floated my boat and was a bit luck luster for myself. Score:
6 out of 10 pineapples!… Expand

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AndremaxNov 19, 2018

Exquisite and natural actings inside a inconsistent plot. It's far from the best Scorcese moments.

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iCampoRamilOct 11, 2022

Me da la sensación que es de estas películas que acaban gustando porque fueron un precedente, porque fueron de las primeras obras de un gran director, o simplemente porque el final es "impactante".
Iba a decir que estaba bien la construcciónMe da la sensación que es de estas películas que acaban gustando porque fueron un precedente, porque fueron de las primeras obras de un gran director, o simplemente porque el final es "impactante".
Iba a decir que estaba bien la construcción de personajes, pero es que solo te construyen a uno, ese, está bien construido, los demás no puedo opinar.
Hay algo que me falta, sí que es verdad que tiene fallos graves de racord y de montaje, pero no es en eso en lo que me centro, si no como que la película es un costumbrismo de sucesión de cosas, esperar a que pase algo en vez de conducir al espectador a algo que va a pasar, falta el conductor.

· Cosas buenas: las actuaciones, son bastante buenas, el final gana mucho, y le hace ganar a la película, y queramos o no, es una de las precursoras en las películas de mafiosos.
· Cosas malas: falta un punto al que apuntar, errores de guion, cosas que omitiría, técnicamente no es de lo mejor que he visto para la época.
· Conclusión: seguramente sea de esas películas clásicas que te vendan como buena, pero seguramente se te haga aburrida, aún así, el desarrollo del final hace que valga la pena y en conjunto no acaba siendo tan mala como la estoy pintando.… Expand

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NickTheCritickNov 4, 2021

This is an enjoyable gangster movie by Scorsese even if I'm not neither a fan of the genre nor of this movie in itself. It didn't take me too much. When we talk about organized criminality movies i still prefer Coen's Miller's Crossing orThis is an enjoyable gangster movie by Scorsese even if I'm not neither a fan of the genre nor of this movie in itself. It didn't take me too much. When we talk about organized criminality movies i still prefer Coen's Miller's Crossing or Bellocchio' "The Traitor".… Expand

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