State of Grace

1990

Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, Sean Penn, Ed Harris

By far, my fave performance by Gary Oldman....the oscar should have gone to him for this..the fact this is his fave performance speaks millions.


This movie should have got more coverage but when up against the might of Goodfellas it never really stood a chance...which is a shame, because i think this is better.

Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) returns to Hell's Kitchen and hooks up with his  best friend Jackie Flannery (Oldman), his brother Frankie Flannery (Ed Harris), and his first love, Kathleen (Robin Wright).
The neighbourhood Terry grew up in has changed alot and the Irish are no longer the big mob that they once were. Terry soon gets embroiled in Jackie and Frankie's business, which gets out of control....but Terry is hiding a big big secret.

The acting from the 3 male leads is top notch. Ed Harris is cold and scary, Sean Penn is good as the man who might be found out but hats off to Oldman....Jackie Flannery always makes me smile......Oldman is the master of flying off the handle at a moments notice type acting. Jackie is a nutter but you love him anyway.


My only gripe is Robin Wright...she is a very weak actress for me.....and the love story with her and Penn could have easily not have been included and the movie would have still worked.

Fast paced and gritty......10/10