This movie could have been gold, baby.
Robert De Niro? — Check.
Producer Martin Scorcese? — Check.
Director Luc Besson? Che — err, wait, who is that again?
He did “The Fifth Element” — Oh. I see. Ummm….
And “Leon (the Professional)” — oh! Sweet flick. Go on.
Yeah, anyways, that’s all fine and good and this movie could have been awesome — but it’s not. And it’s just as disappointing as you might think. De Niro. Dark comedy. Gangsters. Violence, f-bombs and an R-Rating. But man, it goes nowhere with this promise.
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