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The final minute of Alphonse Gabriel Capone’s decline... Hardy revives moments when, as the drooling Bronson, he staggered through realms of hallucination and incompetence and, exchanging the cigar for a carrot, he shuffles his way to the final scene, which works in its own way. With a few action moments, it’s as if Josh Trank is mocking the audience, who should have known in advance that they were entering only and solely a fading world where holding on to one’s bladder is no easier than once holding power. The demystification is like Chicago. Those doomed to die of neurosyphilis won’t be shot...

“...on the last morning of his life...” A docudrama about men who died of natural causes (natural for the activities they engaged in) and, from Roger Corman, an attempt to portray gangsterism as something that played a significant role in the development of American culture. This time, however, without the typical romanticizing where the protagonist is set against the system and the viewer tends to root for him. But it wasn’t just that. Its liveliness resembled a musical, with the choir made up of the sounds of Thompsons, shotguns, and blunt objects, while Jason Robards's theatrical Capone took it to the stage, and the dispute over the gangster Gusenberg’s fur coat and his blonde adornments came close to farce. Those who find Jack Nicholson in a small role can consider themselves lucky...

In a Violent Nature the Czech way. The protagonist's emptiness, egocentrism, and lack of empathy are interestingly reflected in the form, but starting with the suicidal shooting range boss and ending with Balcar, who awkwardly conveyed fleeting feelings of superiority, the acting is unconvincing. Added to that are a few peculiar scenes raising questions. Before the Glock test on the cattle, was there supposed to be some symbolism in that shadow moving across the landscape? And what about the warm-up before the hockey game? The ads on the boards don’t exist, so were they just covering up the CCM logos because the Canadians refused to co-produce? And that Vietnamese grocery store with pasta for two bucks and cigarettes for seven in 2005? The anachronism checker seemed to be in "Forget About It" mode. The last point is a minor detail, but it reflects the film’s overall lack of thoroughness.