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‘The Alto Knights’ Review: Robert De Niro Plays Two Mafia Frenemies In One Big Misfire

Headline from Deadline, on the newest of 2 developments

Barry Levinson's The Alto Knights movie seems to be nothing more than a bizarrely boring showcase for Robert De Niro playing mafioso frenemies.

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  1. Robert De Niro plays dual roles in new mafia film 'The Alto Knights'

    Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    ‘The Alto Knights’ Review: Robert De Niro Plays Two Mafia Frenemies In One Big Misfire

    Headline from Deadline ·

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. UPI

    Movie review: Double De Niro can't bolster disappointing 'Alto Knights' (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    "The Alto Knights," in theaters Friday, gives Robert De Niro two roles to play but can't make this mob tale as exciting as his classics.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘The Alto Knights’ Review: It’s Double the Robert De Niro but Half the Fun in Barry Levinson’s Gimmicky Mafia Drama (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Robert De Niro plays gangsters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in Barry Levinson's real-life Mafia drama 'The Alto Knights.'

  3. Variety

    ‘The Alto Knights’ Review: Sprawling, Richly Detailed Mafia Saga Serves Up a Double Helping of Robert De Niro (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Barry Levinson and the writer of 'Goodfellas' revisit the world of American gangsters, exposing the dispute that exposed the organized crime world.

  4. Rolling Stone

    'The Alto Knights' Is De Niro Con: The Movie (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Robert De Niro is his own worst enemy in 'The Alto Knights,' a Mob drama about the 1950s gangland war between Frank Costello and Vito Genovese.

  5. Time

    The True Story Behind The Alto Knights (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Robert De Niro plays real life rival mob bosses in The Alto Knights

  6. Fox32 Chicago

    Robert De Niro plays dual roles in new mafia film 'The Alto Knights' (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Robert De Niro takes on dual roles in the new mafia drama “The Alto Knights,” playing two real-life rival gangsters.

  7. Deadline

    ‘The Alto Knights’ Review: Robert De Niro Plays Two Mafia Frenemies In One Big Misfire (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Barry Levinson's The Alto Knights movie seems to be nothing more than a bizarrely boring showcase for Robert De Niro playing mafioso frenemies.

  8. The New Yorker

    In “The Alto Knights,” Robert De Niro Sings a Familiar Gangland Tune (opens The New Yorker)

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    The New Yorker's feed description

    Justin Chang reviews Barry Levinson’s “The Alto Knights,” a Mafia tale based on actual events, in which Robert De Niro plays two rival mid-century Mob bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese.

  9. NPR

    'The Alto Knights' is a mob drama with a double dose of De Niro and ... not much else (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it's fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative.

  10. New York Post

    ‘Alto Knights’ review: Robert De Niro’s new mob movie is a huge disappointment (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “From the team that brought you ‘Goodfellas’” is an enticing sell for anybody who loves mafia movies. Or, really, fantastic movies in general. That’s the shrewd way Warner Bros is reeling in audience members to come see “The Alto Knights,” starring Robert De Niro and written by Nicholas Pileggi, who…

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