Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

billcr12 My only previous experience with Michael Cimino was the overrated and interminable "The Deer Hunter" which contained a wedding scene which lasted longer than some marriages. The director did not seem to understand the meaning of the word edit. The Sicilian tells the story of Salvatore Giuliano, a post WWII Robin Hood like figure who committed bold robberies and tried to initiate land reform with a small scale redistribution of wealth to the starving peasant farmers of Sicily. He battled the government, the church and the mafia, the holy trinity of Italy. Giuliano is played by Christopher Lambert, and the actor has a disconcerting cross-eyed look which made me wonder how the hell Cimino chose him for the lead role. He looks lost and is if he somehow landed on the set from his Tarzan role from his earlier work in "Greystoke". I did see the longer uncut version and the script is decent, probably due to the fact that a co-writer was Gore Vidal, one of my favorite chroniclers of history. His sarcastic wit is evident throughout the film and make it passable entertainment.

smatysia I read the novel by Mario Puzo quite a few years ago, but do not remember a thing about it, unlike most other Puzo works that I have consumed. So, maybe the source material was a bit lacking. If I remember correctly, Michael Cimino had already destroyed one studio, and well, I don't know how much was invested in this one, but I hope not too much. Cimino was obviously shooting for the sweeping epic, but ended up hitting soap opera level melodrama. The high points were the scenery, the cinematography, and the score. The low points were the plot and the acting. Christopher Lambert badly needed a charisma injection before trying to play this part. Joss Ackland was adequate as the mafia don, and Terence Stamp as the enigmatic prince, but the rest of the cast, ick. Cannot recommend this one.

jank123 It does not look like an american but it is. The story is pretty heavy and intresting and REAL. I watched it for several times and i liked it every time. There were lots of very nice scenes and the end was pretty sad. I cant forget the scene where Pisciotta shots Giuliano. Its a very intresting movie. Giuliano asks the little boy "what do you want?" he says "LAND"

dolaliz Wooden from the getgo. Predictable behaviour in a stew of accents. The only particular joy was in a very louche performance from Terence Stamp (have a look at his curious riding style!). I thought Michael Cimino would be capable of much more than this.