Review of Kill the Irishman

Based on true events during the 1970's. At least thirty-six bombs rocked the city of Cleveland, Ohio in the summer of 1976. The mother of turf wars raged between the Mafia and Irish mobsters led by Danny Greene(Ray Stevenson), who went from Irish neighborhood thug to president of the longshoreman's local. Val Kilmer plays Joe Manditski, the good guy that survived Greene's childhood stomping grounds. Joe, an astute cop, sat back and watched his old friend unlikely team up with gangster John Nardi(Vincent D'Onofrio); then would turn the tables on the notorious loan shark and night spot owner Shondor Birns(Christopher Walken). The Irishman was fearless and hard as nails on his way to power in Cleveland's underworld. Defying Mafia bosses raged his own war surviving numerous assassination attempts and did enough damage to jeopardize the very foundation of the Italian mafia syndicates coast to coast. Greene earned the nickname "Mobster Robin Hood" and the man the mob could not kill. Hard action with heavy violence. Acting is powerful and convincing; cinematography is super. Also in the cast: Tony Lo Bianco, Robert Davi, Vinnie Jones, Fionnula Flanagan, Paul Sorvino and Tony Darrow.