My all time favorite series. This attempt of a prequel is very disappointing. They took a shot and missed. It just doesn’t hold up to the Sopranos at all. The acting in the Sopranos was so spot on, to me it was always like a documentary. This movie had it’s moments. Some of the casting is it’s only saving grace. Maybe I just expected more. In the series you always saw the comedy of their ignorance. You saw the realistic lack of empathy for anyone they hurt or robbed from. You saw strategy in the chess game of organized crime. I would think the era depicted would have more violence and more police and political corruption. The scene with the cops and the cab driver seemed unrealistic. I get it, the prequel was not meant to be the Sopranos. I think it was intended to set everything up and show us the Sopranos roots. I believe it was a huge order to fill that truly shouldn’t have even been attempted.