The gangster film The Alto Knights, where Robert De Niro played two leading roles at once, also received critical praise: at the moment, the film's rating is 38% on Rotten Tomatoes and 47 points on Metacritic.
Barry Levinson's work is criticized for being too cliched and imitating Scorsese and his Goodfellas. According to one reviewer, the end of the era of gangster films is felt in The Irishman with the same De Niro. Against its background, The Alto Knights turns out to be a completely unnecessary movie, which does not bring anything new to the genre.
However, there is a reason to devote time to the film, Robert De Niro's acting. Critics note that the actor shows himself in all his glory, and his performance has the former gangster passion.
