William Mancke

Like everyone else I had high hopes for this film. Unfortunately the first half just felt like I was being introduced to the younger versions of characters from the series while the second half was a by the numbers mob story. There was none of the humor, anxiety, surprise, or heart of the original series. The entire thing felt pasted together. I would say, for David Chase, who has lamented the fact that the movie is available for home viewing, that I would have liked this even less had I seen it on the big screen. It feels like a second rate cable retelling of The Sopranos at best and it belongs on TV at home.