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Ok, so am I only one who interpreted the fish scene as Jesse Plemons' character having sex with a woman of poor hygiene in the back of his car recently? Instead of admitting it, he made up a ridiculous story about driving around with a fish that didn't stand up to questioning. Anyway, I liked the movie a lot, although it would've worked better as a mini series. I'm in the camp that mostly didn't notice the de-aging, although it did throw off my perception of time, and it threw me for a loop when the Kennedy assassination was well into Frank's career. My favorite thing about the movie was the lack of glamor for the mob lifestyle. Frank just grinds away at work his whole life. He never goes to wild parties, pulls in hot babes, or makes insane amounts of money like many other mob films. He's just an overworked stiff making money for richer people like the people he ostensibly represents, losing himself and his family in the process. On the broader scale, the Philly mafia in this movie never really seems to be on top of the world. With Casino and Goodfellas, there were a few good years before it all came crashing down, but here it was all about daily grind. To that end, the length of the film helped. I also liked the touch that Frank had a lot of PTSD from the war, which added a unique element to his ability to kill indiscriminately and how he blindly took orders. I can't recall another mob movie where the characters' sociopathy is actually explained instead of just having the audience assume these are all just natural born killers.
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