This is probably one of the best gangster films, where an adapted real story is shown. Andy Garcia is the famous maffia boss Lucky Luciano and Tim Roth is the sharky Dutch Schultz, they both acted very well. Roth knows well how to be a real villain and Andy is a master in roles of cynic persons, but the best acting belongs to Larry Fishburne as a maffia black boss Bumpy Johnson. The film shows how the groups led by Schultz and Johnson fought for the control of different areas of New York City including Harlem, to what extent local police and politic people were involved in favoring one or another group. Bill Duke should be proud of directing such a quality film, which unfortunately has received modest attention from the critics.
Review of Hoodlum
