Inside you there are two mobsters, andRobert De Niroplays both.
The scene goes on for an obnoxiously long time.
There are jokes about golden books and a lot of yelling.
Robert De Niro as Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in ‘The Alto Knights’Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
With no apparent thematic or narrative purpose, the unending scene is an unfortunate metonym for Levinsons entire enterprise.
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Both Costello and Genovese see themselves as stewards of the American promise.
