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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe film follows notorious mob boss Alphonse \u201cAl\u201d (though he\u2019s called \u201cFons\u201d throughout the film by his friends and family) Capone through the last year of his life. The gangster famously went to prison on tax evasion charges, but he\u2019s been released to live in his Florida mansion with his wife Mae (Linda Cardellini, respectable except for a fantasy sequence). He should be happy to be living in luxury surrounded by family, but he\u2019s miserable that he\u2019s losing his grip on his kingdom, not to mention reality. He confides in his buddy Johnny (Matt Dillon, introduced in a sex scene that is not only gratuitous, but illogical) that he hid $10 million somewhere – money he could use to pay off his debts so his mansion doesn\u2019t have to be sold off piece by piece \u2013 but he can\u2019t remember where. Everybody wants to find this money first, from his family to his doctor (Kyle MacLachlan) to the FBI, but nobody\u2019s finding anything unless Fons can navigate his syphilis-afflicted mind and come up with the location himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capone\u2019s life is riddled with problems that aren\u2019t going to go away. There\u2019s his financial woes and his worsening mental state, there\u2019s also an issue with an illegitimate son, scrutiny from the FBI, dissention (or at least perceived dissention) within his family and staff, an alligator that steals away his fish, and the fact that his body is betraying him in the form of a stroke and incontinence (oh so much incontinence). He also has hallucinations and nightmares, which are little more than an excuse to have something interesting happen in this film. These dreams usually consist of him trying to connect with his estranged son and stumbling onto something unpleasant, including one of the bloodiest scenes in recent memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the film, however, is Capone just being Capone, going about his life. And what an unwatchable life he leads. I\u2019ve already touched on his unnatural appearance, but even worse than that is the way he sounds. His voice \u2013 much like his face \u2013 is noticeably not something that emits from a normal human, at least not one that isn\u2019t voicing a cartoon character. His health has reduced his speech to little more than grunts and garbles, and even those are obstructed by an ever-present cigar. The doctor at one point tells him he has to give he has to give up the cigars to my momentary gratitude, only to suggest that they be replaced with carrots, which make him similarly incomprehensible and add a gross element of food-chomping. And I get the feeling that Tom Hardy is laughing through all this, pleased in his ability to annoy me so thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCapone\u201d is the worst movie I\u2019ve seen all year. I\u2019ve lost a lot of respect for Tom Hardy, thinking this performance was passable. The same goes for writer-director Josh Trank, though I will say that even this is better than that awful \u201cFantastic Four\u201d movie that even he hates. Even with this era\u2019s limited entertainment options, I\u2019m sure you can find something better than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grade: D<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCapone\u201d is available On Demand through streaming services and likely through your local cable provider. The film is rated R for strong\/bloody violence, pervasive language and some sexuality. Its running time is 103 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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