Gotti

Anthony Quinn, Armand Assante, Frank Vincent

A very impressive treatment of the rise and fall of New York crime boss John Gotti, this made-for-TV movie succeeds in large measure because of the outstanding work of Armand Assante (I, The Jury...( read more  read more... )I>, Mambo Kings) as Gotti. Assante creates a complex portrayal of a man loyal to the mob while struggling with personal demons and his own self-destructive ambitions. The film traces the dapper don's rise through the ranks of the Gambino crime family, first through the patronage of his mentor (Anthony Quinn) and then through a brazen assassination of the Gambino boss. Eventually Gotti's world crashes around him as his arrogance over beating the government at trial and his thirst for the limelight causes a rift with his right-hand man, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (William Forsythe). Gotti boasts terrific New York City locales and a truly impressive cast, including standout work by Forsythe and Quinn. But it's Assante's movie all the way, and he makes the most out of a larger than life character by making him seem no more, and no less, than human and flawed. --Robert Lane

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R, 117 min.

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Released: August 17, 1996

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DVD Released: September 19, 2000

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  • January 15, 2009
    Absolutely awesome movie, and one Incredible performance by Assante.
    Listen VERY carefully to the speech that you hear at the beginning and end of the movie, becasue the last part it true.
    Great movie all around.
  • October 8, 2008
    Gotti is very well produced and offers some very solid performances. It's polished, first-person perspective flows like an extended "Sopranos" episode.
    Aside from a complete lack of vilification of Gotti the criminal, the film has the chops to sit at the top of the mob-movie pla... ...( read more )
  • April 16, 2008
    Scott Cohen plays brother to John Gotti, and he's got steamy Pacino-like intensity. This Gotti family is like if Sonny were elevated to the top, and Michael were his lieutenant. Very intense, and fulfulling when the Teflon Don finally gets it in the end.
  • April 13, 2008
    I remember a film called "Getting Gotti" with the extremely bad Lorraine Bracco which I'm sure was dire. However, "Gotti" is a lot better. It tells the true story of Mob kingin, John Gotti (Assante) and follows his rise and fall from the mid 1970s to his imprisonment in the 1990s... ...( read more )

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