Al Capone is one of the most legendary mobsters in American history. However, of what we see depicted of him, especially on screen, concerns his “glory” days.
The end of his life is rarely spoken of. Enter Josh Trank, who had long yearned to make Fonzo, a biopic of Capone that looked at his end days.
Now, re-titled Capone, it comes out this week and is pretty out there. With a performance from Tom Hardy that’s all in on the sometimes bizarre premise, he’s returned to the sort of work that he broke through with in Bronson.
This will almost certainly prove divisive, but for me, I found it compelling enough to worthy of a recommendation. The film is a look at the last year in the life of notorious gangster Al Capone (Hardy).
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