Capone

الباقيات الصالحات سبحان الله والحمدلله ولا اله الا الله والله اكبر ولا حولة ولاقوة الا بالله وتبارك الله اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين امين

الباقيات الصالحات سبحان الله والحمدلله والله اكبر ولا حولة ولاقوة الا بالله وتبارك الله اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين امين

We've seen many great performances put to screen by Hardy, beginning with Bronson, which gave him the attention he needed, and ending with this one. But with Capone, it was really only Hardy, plus Linda Cardellini's (with little screen-time) usual great work. We've seen many great acting talents wasted on poor screenplays and directing, which we hope not to see in the likes of Tom Hardy. His only Oscar nomination was while working with a great director in Alejandro Iñárritu, but that was only it. If he takes the Leonardo DiCaprio route and only work with great directors (e.g. Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, Spielberg and Cameron), we would most definitely see the best in him, and him getting the appreciation he deserves. We don't know what was intended with this movie, but whatever they had planned, Hardy did just enough to make it work. It may seem as an unconventional parodying performance, or just absolute madness-portraying. If you appreciate great acting, watch this movie. Otherwise, you might want to look out for better plot experiences.

If you watched the trailer, you knew going in that this film wasn't going to profile the heyday of Al Capone, but rather his cognitive decline at the end of this life. I am not sure if this is indicative of our times that people can't sit through a movie without all of the bells and whistles, but I thought this was a phenomenal portrayal of what dementia looks like. It just goes to show you that even the wealthy are just human and suffer like anyone else. I recommend this movie to everyone. It is not a gangster film but a portrayal of a violent criminal whose dementia haunts him.

Those of you expecting a violent gangster flick or The Untouchables 2 don't bother you will be disappointed, if you want to see a dark grim tale about the last 12 months in Capone's life that doesn't pull any punches then this is a very rewarding film. Incredible performance from Hardy in a film that is more about declining mental health that gangster shoot outs.