CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Tss5078 Many actors known for their work in Mafia films become tight-cast as gangsters, meaning that audiences are so familiar with them as a gangster, that they can't see them as anything else. That's fine when they're younger, but once these guys are in their 70s, it becomes a lot harder to find work. Some turn to comedy, while other try, unconvincingly, to remain gangsters, this is one of those stories. Lou Marazano (Frank Vincent) is one of the last OG's in his Chicago crew. While he still sees himself as a gangster, the next generation sees him as a dinosaur. One night Marazano becomes aware of how the others see him, and decides to take on one last big job in order to prove himself. Frank Vincent was terrific in the Sopranos, because he was an old school boss. In this film, he's an old school hit-man, running around town, trying to intimidate people with a Tommy-Gun. The whole thing, wasn't believable or funny, it was just sad, watching this old man running around like it's still 1940. The rest of the cast was no prize either, made up of guys who had three lines in a Sopranos episode 15 years ago. Chicago Overcoat proves that it takes a lot more than just gun fire and some f-bombs to make a decent film about the Mafia. There is no honor in this final act of violence and there isn't even a compelling reason for it. The whole theme of this film is an old man trying to prove something that he no longer has. I feel badly that a legend like Frank Vincent is forced to take on roles like this and I just found the whole thing to be sad and in poor taste.

toddg-473-289818 I really wanted to like this movie. But within the first few minutes its attempt at being a film noir was an epic fail. The script read like a theatrical production rather than a cinematic feature. And every character was a cliché: The main character, Lou, is an aging mob soldier who requests a murder contract in an attempt to capture his younger glory days. Add to that his longtime spurned lover, his dysfunctional daughter, his young and innocent grandson, and the pair of big city cops on his tail. Not only were all of the characters a cast of clichés, but the storyline was as well. To add to it, every character had one dimension of emotion, which was anger. It gave the audience no reason to like anyone or remain engaged in the story. By the end, this film became a caricature of itself.

Winston Lee Chicago Overcoat should of stayed where it belongs, the film is ripped with clichés and concepts mashed into a mob film although it isn't much of a terrible film to watch. The film tries to convey film noir with voice over narration, a gritty and dark world mashed with the mafia- setting and it's quite annoying considering this film was released three years ago. It attempts to convey so much of that set period even though its setting is in modern times. The film is ripped with clichés and overused concepts that maybe not exaggerated to a point but it's evident that the director wants to derive other classic films into his; first of all, the main character played by Frank Vincent is a old hit-man, Lou Marazano working for the mafia who XXX days before retirement and even at the start, it was implied that. Plus there is a rigid, no-nonsense, hard-boiled detective, Ralph Maloney (Danny Goldring) who's investigating a murder by Lou who "doesn't play by the rules" and it just felt like Nick Nolte's character from 48 Hrs plus a plethora of other detective films. It just felt contrived that they would go through lengths to make it a noir film and released it as unique.What even disappoints me is the dialogue, it felt cheesy to the point that they felt to conceal the cheesiest and I find the characters' interaction throughout the film, laughable. One huge example is when the detective is interrogating Vincent's character, that scene was so pointless and irritating and the detective just came out as a chicken- s*** himself. I mean, he just constantly insults the main character due to his nature of sending flowers to the person that he killed and kept constantly asking the same question to him; be that of a chicken-s*** or f****t. What I found even baffling is he says that again in the end and it clearly shows that the writers of this film just lazily written this character to be no nonsense old cop that "doesn't play by the rules." I really like this detective at first but the writers seems to kill off this character with less impact to this storyline. And Vincent does not redeem any qualities as his character, he does play the mafia-so character well like in The Sopranos but with the bad dialogue, he is just a walking cliché of his own. I mean, he plays a stereotypical mobster and at one point wears black trench-coat attire and uses a freaking tommy gun near the end and the poster shot for the movie just felt like walking into a trap. There isn't much to the storyline, it just felt like a poor man's Sopranos with Phil Leotardo and Artie's wife in it as well. There are other actors as well specifically Armand from Gotti who plays the mafia boss and dozens of decent performances that I found not really lacking compared to the main characters of this film. It's not that much of a terrible film that of which I did not shut it off but the writing and dialogue plus the clichés mashed into this thing came into decent and bad experience.

sydneyswesternsuburbs Director Brian Caunter has created a gem in Chicago Overcoat.Starring Frank Vincent who has also been in other classic gangster flicks, Goodfellas 1990, Casino 1995 and other classic flicks, Animal Room 1995, Jungle Fever 1991, Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989, Do the Right Thing 1989 and Raging Bull 1980.Also starring Kathrine Narducci.Aso starring Mike Starr who has also been in other classic flicks, Wrong Turn at Tahoe 2009, Summer of Sam 1999, Born on the Fourth of July 1990, Last Exit to Brooklyn also with Frank Vincent and other classic gangster flicks, Goodfellas also with Frank Vincent and Millers Crossing 1990.Also starring Armand Assante who has also been in another classic flick, Blind Justice 1994 and another classic gangster flick, Federal Protection 2002.Also starring Stacy Keach who has also been in other classic flicks, Machete 2010, American History X 1998, The Long Riders 1980 and Up in Smoke 1978.I enjoyed the violence and shootouts.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic gangster flicks, Bloody Mama 1970, The Butcher 2009, Dillinger 1973, Hit List 1989, Kill the Irishman 2011, Last Man Standing 1996, The Outfit 1973, Point Blank 1967, The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 1960, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967, The Departed 2006, Once Upon a Time in America 1984, The Don Is Dead 1973 and Mean Streets 1973.