Real Gangsters (2013) User Reviews

Great Gangster Flick

[patbradley435 · 7/10 · 10 December 2014]

This is a terrific movie by a brilliantly gifted actor, writer and director, Frank D'Angelo. The acting is superb by all that do their parts. It does have its flaws, but not many. It is enthralling to watch, especially D'Angelo's acting - he's just a huge bad-ass in the extreme, but totally captivating to watch. However, the movie could have been so much better if there had been sharper plotting with twists and turns. There is one scene in the movie that is hugely influenced by Pulp Fiction (and a steal from Tarantino's writing) - you'll know it when you see it. This could have been one of the best gangster movies ever if it had shifted up gears another level. It's no Goodfellas or The Godfather, though it is most definitely worth watching for D'Angelo's acting alone. I'd say he's every bit as good as Joe Pesci in the acting stakes and every bit as psychopathic. Brilliant movie. Go see.

Good Film

[crystalluv91 · 7/10 · 16 July 2014]

Been meaning to catch this film on Rogers on Demand and finally got to do so last night. I've heard a lot of good things about this film and did some research on it after I watched it. This film was written and directed by Frank D'Angelo! I was surprised to read that someone with no film history or film experience pulled something like this off. It was pretty great and thoroughly entertaining. I liked the breakdown of stories intertwine the lead characters, the friendships and the animosity that played a large role in the feel of the film. Would have liked the film to be longer and tie off some loose ends for me but maybe thats what made this film so good. I liked the acting. I felt the characters were strong and realistic. Overall I thought this film was entertaining!!

Real Gangsters is an original!

[sandrellicarlo · 8/10 · 15 January 2014]

Finally got to watch it. I loved this film, watched it twice on the weekend. This is not a sugar coated mob film. Need to accept it for what it is - an entertaining action flick with a sprinkle of realism. The film is very well shot, visually enticing with good acting. How can you go wrong with a seasoned cast like Robert Loggia, Steven Bauer, John Savage, Margot Kidder, Nick Mancuso and many more. Also surprisingly Frank D'Angelo for a first time film performance was particularly good in his role. Lots of intense scenes with drama and classic crime scenarios that I have not seen in other mob films. I really likes some of the scenes where they threw in a few lines of Italian dialogue, it really hit home with me being of Italian background. It's not a big budget film but it's an entertaining film. I recommend it.

The Spinal Tap of mobster movies

[kissed61 · 10/10 · 29 June 2015]

I'm not sure if I should rate it a 1 or 10. No cliché is left unturned in this Mobomentary. Falls into the "It's so bad, it's really good" category , with the potential to reach cult status.The movie contains a "who's who" of acting talent many of whom are rarely seen these days.Nick Mancuso provides many moments of legit quality acting which both elevates and draws a sharp contrast to the otherwise "over the top" or high school level acting otherwise provided.It truly is difficult at times to not imagine a number of the actors are simply friends or family members of Mr DeAngelo, who does everything in this film, but cater the cast and crew.....he may actually do that too.Margot Kidder brought a passion to the screen that screams a bright future in maniacal horror films, she was that good and twisted.Film could have benefited from less of Frank's greatest hits and more atmospheric music to create tension and drama , but my feeling is this was both a budget and ego decision.What more can be said about REAL GANGSTERS , I could watch it over and over, but probably not for the same entertainment experience Mr D had in mind, which is part of which propels this film into the stratosphere.

Gangster Indeed

[btorrens88 · 9/10 · 27 February 2014]

As an avid viewer of Gangster/Mob movies I have come to appreciate various ideologies within such films. Each should display honour, family, love and loyalty and Real Gangsters did just that. I appreciate the stories within the main story and enjoyed the comic relief, that was natural as well as the acting. Was Real Gangsters my favourite mob movie of all time? No it wasn't but it was entertaining and had a great cast. The cast was a great mesh of talent and realness. As for Frank D'Angelo I think he was a great fit and did the part great justice. Robert Loggia held a small greatly purposeful role that added to the theme of family and loyalty, while Michael Pare and Robbie Mangiardi were candid and perfect counterparts to D'Angelo, with their comedic breaks and unbreakable bounds. I enjoyed this film very much.

Enjoyed this film

[maggsshe90 · 9/10 · 31 March 2014]

Call me crazy but Im a sucker for Italians, great suits and lots of passion. This film was raw, emotional, heated and passionate. I liked the great chemistry between the cast and I enjoyed their realistic antics. I didn't absolutely love this film but I enjoyed it and I liked it. It's a festival winner and it's always pleasurable to me to view such films. Some of the smaller films are filled with great actors and great scripts. This film had both. The actors were natural, not over done and were very real. I liked the great sense of loyalty and family within this film and I think all gangster movies carry the same importance. I recognized various areas throughout Toronto in this film which you don't see everyday and being Canadian I loved that. I also enjoyed the music. It was a different type of film, maybe not for all tastes, and if one isn't a film junkie like myself one may not appreciate this film for all its great quirkiness and great theatrics.

Had a Perct mixture of Drama and Comedy

[smithjulie491 · 9/10 · 17 March 2014]

I don't believe in comparing movies. I believe in viewing a movie for pleasure and finding something in it that I enjoyed. So with all movies I found great pleasure in watching this movie. It was entertaining and funny at times. I enjoyed the cast. Loved seeing old faces who are under valued in my opinion. So much talent and a lot of heart within this film. I liked the strong value and importance of family like all classic Mob genre films. I didn't love the ending but I get it. We cant always guess or get the ending we deem desirable and so to a degree the ending fit. I would have liked to have seen more action, more glory type of thing but the film as a whole was quite good. Im all for Internation Film Festival winners and knew that it was something I should watch and I'm glad I did.

Good Fellas part 19 performed by porn actors

[hinglemc · 4/10 · 21 June 2014]

your friend in 8th grade that never uses swear words-one day the levee breaks and the next 72 hours all you hear is the word EFF. he uses it in place of commas and most other punctuation. he uses it in place of most vowels and consonants. it sounds wrong. his use of language has suddenly become a not-yet-broken-in hiking boot.

the main character in this movie IS your friend from 8th grade. he now says EFF more than he did in 8th grade.

nothing within this movie could be mistaken for engaging/compelling

apart from that- remember how the Blair Witch Project took shaky-home-movie cinematography and made it all not horrible? or tried to? well buckle up for this roller coaster. because its the Blair witch film crew shooting a your local community theater's performance of GoodFellas

by porn acting standards this thing is a masterpiece

this piece of gum ran out of flavor in 2007 with the sopranos

give it a rest, man

Nice Work

[larrykeele78 · 10/10 · 8 April 2014]

Just bought this film off of itunes! Nice addition to my mod movie collection! I liked this movie. Wasn't the typical mob movie I tend to watch but I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the intensity of the scenes and of the characters. Loved seeing Loggia back in action and having such a small yet power role. If you're tired of the cookie cutter movies that are out you will enjoy this film. I read it is a film festival winner and such films always catch my attention. I felt it was well written and great chemistry was seen throughout the entire movie. Wished for a different ending but thats just me. I like a conculsive ending rather than one that leaves the viewer to guess. All in all I enjoyed the film and look forward to what i hope is a sequel.

Bad Movie, Fake Reviews

[johns6087 · 1/10 · 6 November 2016]

We watched this movie for a joke because our friend and his wife told us it was "so bad it was funny" which are the kinds of movies we all like watching for a laugh from time to time, when we're tired or feeling silly or whatever and just want to vegetable out and put something on we don't really have to pay too much attention to. I'm sorry we tried!

This movie is not a "so bad it's good" or "so bad it's funny" movie at all. It is just plain bad to the point where it made us upset that this movie is allowed to exist in the first place.

It is about as much of a movie as Frank D'Angelo's "The Being Frank Show" is a TV show... this movie and that "show" only exist because he personally paid to make them happen and pays for the air time to get them broadcast. He seems like a terrible person who has no idea what his own actual level of talent is. I'm not sure what else to say about this.

Oh yeah coming onto this page to leave a bad review we were shocked both by the number of reviews this movie has and the overall positivity of those reviews! There is simply put no way any of these are real. There are so many similar glowing reviews (obviously paid for) and all of them have at the current moment 700 up votes, and 700 down votes to bury the negative (honest) reviews. There are way more reviews for this movie than would actually happen, and not to mention way more votes for this movie than people who could have possibly seen this film.

If you're going to try to cheat and game the system at least don't be so obvious about it :-)

Great Drama - As Real As It Gets!

[dave-gallagher · 8/10 · 12 January 2014]

When I heard it was coming on Rogers on Demand I couldn't wait to see it mostly out of curiosity. It's a little hard to find on Rogers but I finally watched it yesterday. it's under the Movies category "Just In". It starts off with Frank D'Angelo's character introducing us to what is his life as a mobster and the scenario in which he got there. Right away you are captured in this drama by his words, the language and the way the scene is shot. It sucks you in and you feel like you are right in the story, and it continues from there just getting better and better, you're like a fly on the wall in a real mob family. Great cast, great drama. Every movie has it's critics but for me Real gangsters could be the next Sopranos, it's that good.

up and coming

[simonef76 · 7/10 · 3 March 2014]

Recently watched Real Gangsters and was surprised at the amount of talent within this film. Im surprised to read some of the other reviews that bash this film. It's an Italian Film Festival winner and it is a Canadian Production that I for one can appreciate and be proud of. I enjoyed the cast, their humour, their natural approach to acting and I enjoyed that the film didn't end with the typical cookie cutter ending that anyone could guess. As a fellow Canadian I can appreciate the Canadian talent that oozed throughout the entire film, along side some pretty big names and new comers. Even if this film isn't your cup of tea, you can't deny that it was entertaining to watch and filled with a great cast.

Terrible... Were These Good Reviews Bought?

[itsmcpaolo · 1/10 · 18 July 2018]

I have to wonder because the positive reviews and votes seem very suspicious to me. Anyway my personal review is that this movie is terrible with a capital T... Terrible, Terrible, Terrible. Not one thing about this movie is even close to being watchable. D'Angelo stinks, the other actors are just going through the motions to collect a check, the soundtrack is not awful but it is all D'Angelo and it's not great either (he has a fine voice but it gets old hearing him all the time), the writing stinks, the production quality is fair enough but it doesn't matter because everything they are taping is just terrible. I give this a one.

I've always wanted to see this movie

[media-895-823951 · 8/10 · 13 January 2014]

I've heard so much about this movie and finally got to see it. I did not know what to expect, but the film is definitely worth a view if you're into mob movies. Frank D'Angelo and Nick Mancuso star as prominent mob figures who both do things in their own way. I like the juxtaposition of both characters, because you never know if one of them is going to knock the other off at some point. In fact I like the chemistry of the entire cast especially John Savage and Margot Kidder, they always bring their 'A' game. This movie is not a big budget movie but makes up for it in substance. I hope you enjoy the movie as it is now one of my favourite mob movies.

Enjoyed it!!

[RickLiberato17 · 8/10 · 12 January 2014]

I watched it on Rogers on demand with my girlfriend, for her the language was a bit too much, but for me I was right into it, because mob movies are one of my guilty pleasures. This movie felt real because I know guys that actually act and speak like some of the characters in the film. For the most part, the director pulls this one off pretty well, at least for what kind of movie he was trying to direct. I read some reviews (mostly women) who did not like the movie, we'll if you're expecting a love story forget it. Real Gangsters doesn't pretend to be something it's not, it's a mob film through and through with a lot drama, violence and good performances by a great cast. Enjoy it for what it is!

I LOVE Canadian FILMS

[jaxc1990 · 8/10 · 5 March 2014]

There's nothing like watching a movie filled with Canadian Actors. This movie had a bit of a twist and I actually enjoyed the ending. Left me questioning what happened. Will there be a part 2? I for one hope so. I've watched a lot of movies and a ton of Canadian movies and I liked this one a lot. I enjoyed seeing Michael Pare in this film as I remember watching Eddie and the Cruisers with my dad some years back. I liked the relationship between D'Angelo's character and Pare's. Seemed to be very real and I also liked the humorous outbursts by Mangiardi's character. I had wished that Loggia's character would have had greater parts. He's a brilliant actor and his character had a great underlining purpose/importance about it. It was a nice addition to this film and showed the real impulses of D'Angelo's character, through his love for Loggia's character. All in all, I enjoyed this.

Enjoyably Entertaining

[loriklien68 · 9/10 · 27 February 2014]

New to this site - so I thought I would discuss Real Gangsters as I just watched it on Rogers On Demand last night. Well worth the watch. Nothing like watching a movie filled with some heavily talented Actors that were a true fit for their roles and the film in general. Being that I am a Toronto gal, there's nothing like having support for my fellow Canadians. The film had so many different stories happening that all seemed to come to light in the end but left us wanting more and questioning what we may think the conclusion really was and why! With this film its apparent that its more about the heavily saturated relationships than anything else. It's about loyalty first, family a close second and lastly trust.

The Gangsters are Less Real Than the Reviewers

[brice-945-410027 · 13 July 2018]

Frank D'Angelo presents a Frank D'Angelo production of a Frank D'Angelo film... Frank D'Angelo's "Real Gangsters!" Starring Frank D'Angelo... Produced by Frank D'Angelo... Directed by Frank D'Angelo... Written by Frank D'Angelo... Based on a story by Frank D'Angelo... Concept by Frank D'Angelo... Set Design by Frank D'Angelo... Soundtrack by Frank D'Angelo... Featuring the Music of Frank D'Angelo... Catered by Frank D'Angelo's Hey Fuhgetaboutit Restaurant Taped in one take at Frank D'Angelo Studios (basement of Hey Fuhgetaboutit) Casting by Frank D'Angelo... AND INTRODUCING Frank D'Angelo!

The credits are hilarious... after that you get into the actual movie which is complete garbage, and not even in the funny way that you can at least keep laughing at, it is just two tedious hours of bad acting in a poorly written and directed piece of cinematic cow flop that feels more like 4-6 hours.

The best way to enjoy this movie is to watch and laugh your way through the credits, skip to the end credits and laugh some more, then come here to IMDb and read all the glowing reviews. Also count the votes, I find it funny how something like exactly 650-700 people up vote every positive review and down vote every negative one ahaha... also curious how this awful movie this guy made by himself has way more reviews than so many real professionally produced movies, and how all of them are also raves... gee I wonder what happened there.

Anyway if you want a good gangster movie skip this, it's terribly made in every way. Watch The Sopranos instead, that's basically what D'Angelo is trying to do here anyway.

Badda Bing....Badda "BUST!!!!" A HORROR-able MESS-terpeice

[Ed-Shullivan · 4/10 · 21 November 2018]

Although this so-called gangster film has some reputable actors and actresses starring in it, this is nothing more than a drab vanity project for Canadian entrepreneur Frank D'Angelo. I don't think the writer/director missed even one scene in which Frank D'Angelo was not in it, front row and center, playing gangster Jack Lo Giacamo, and to top it off Frank D'Angelo's dialogue is filled with that four letter word that ryhmes with puck and starts with the letter "F". Oh by the way, the writer/director just happens to also be none other than Frank D'Angelo.

What a joke! I give it a 4 out of 10 for its persistence in getting produced and presented on television, but it is still a HORROR-able MESS-terpeice.

Huge Supporter for Canadian Films

[petenolte72 · 8/10 · 7 March 2014]

Seeing a lot of mixed reviews for this film and I suppose we are all entitled to our opinions except it seems viewers either love it or hate it. I for one loved it. I thought it was filled with a great cast of talented actors and some of those being Canadian is always awesome in my book. I enjoyed the music, the fact I could spot Toronto in various scenes throughout the movie is also pretty cool to say the least. I didn't love the ending, in fact I was disappointed as I imagined something different but it was different in that it didn't really tie up any of the lose ends and left it to the reviewers to decide what happened. The story line itself was good, not the absolute best but when you bring it together with a great ensemble of talented actors it makes this Film festival film a must watch it my eyes.

Hochie-Mochie

[madams2010 · 1/10 · 10 August 2018]

As The Critic would say "Hochie-Mochie!" Words can not express how awful this movie is and it's all due to one man.... which kind of makes sense since he is in the credits like 114 times for doing every single job himself. Frank D'Angelo you are spectacular in every way you don't want to be! This movie is hilariously bad, thank you for making this.

Excellent mob flick.

[Denise-shamkhani2 · 8/10 · 14 January 2014]

I did not know what to expect reading the mixed reviews for this film. But Real Gangsters did not disappoint me and I think I've seen just about every mafia/mob movie ever made in my lifetime since my husband and I love mob movies. I'm not saying this movie is a Goodfellas or Godfather, but it definitely deserves the credit that it is deserves. This film takes a different angle, it's like a spending a day on the inside of the mafia. It's almost a reality movie. Great action with a fair amount of bloodshed, great sets and a good cast. I'm not sure exactly how accurate the story line in this movie is, but nevertheless, it pulls through to bring an overall excellent mob flick.

Very Real!

[rdeluca04 · 7/10 · 13 January 2014]

This is a good mafia movie with a good story, good acting and scenery. I have watched a lot of mafia movies in my time and I think this movie is underrated. The story is not unlike any other mafia movies, about robbing each other and killing everyone in the way. This is more about the lifestyle and the business side of the mafia. It shows you a whole new perspective on how the mob operates, it's like a real business with criminal activity. Very entertaining, great cast of characters, and funny at times especially Tony Rosato. Loved him from SCTV and SNL. I can see a series coming out of this movie. If you get a chance watch it,it's nothing like you've seen before.

Horrible but ok if that's possible

[PhilNIMDB · 3/10 · 2 October 2018]

This movie was poorly written. The acting is utterly terrible to say the least. I knew after suffering through half that the main character must have wrote this because it is too muchhhhh. Low and behold, to no surprise it was written by him. The cinematography was straight digital which made it look like an iPhone recorded it. At least run it through some filter or something to grain it up.

With that said, I have to give it a 3 for effort. Like another reviewer said it's so horrible you can't stop watching. For real, it's so sad I had to watch it to the end. It's the Sharknado of Mafia movies. A potential cult classic that makes no money! Watched it on Tubi TV while searching for a good D movie. This is it!

I like no name actors because it makes it more authentic, but there isn't anything real about this movie. Nothing.

Watch it just to support them.

Best Picture at AOF!!

[jcolley152 · 9/10 · 29 August 2013]

Just saw Real Gangsters at the Action on Film International Film Festival in Pasadena, California, Loved it! Unexpectedly great film. What I really liked was that it was a raw look into the world of the mob. It has a reality feel to it which is fresh for film making these days. Great performance by Margot Kidder, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Also it was great to see Robert Loggia receive a Life Time Achievement award. The movie was so good that they added a second screening and I watched it twice which allowed me to pick up on things I missed the first time. If you get a chance see this film, watch it, you'll love it!