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We've seen many great performances put to screen by Hardy, beginning with Bronson, which gave him the attention he needed, and ending with this one. But with Capone, it was really only Hardy, plus Linda Cardellini's (with little screen-time) usual great work. We've seen many great acting talents wasted on poor screenplays and directing, which we hope not to see in the likes of Tom Hardy. His only Oscar nomination was while working with a great director in Alejandro Iñárritu, but that was only it. If he takes the Leonardo DiCaprio route and only work with great directors (e.g. Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, Spielberg and Cameron), we would most definitely see the best in him, and him getting the appreciation he deserves. We don't know what was intended with this movie, but whatever they had planned, Hardy did just enough to make it work. It may seem as an unconventional parodying performance, or just absolute madness-portraying. If you appreciate great acting, watch this movie. Otherwise, you might want to look out for better plot experiences.

If you watched the trailer, you knew going in that this film wasn't going to profile the heyday of Al Capone, but rather his cognitive decline at the end of this life. I am not sure if this is indicative of our times that people can't sit through a movie without all of the bells and whistles, but I thought this was a phenomenal portrayal of what dementia looks like. It just goes to show you that even the wealthy are just human and suffer like anyone else. I recommend this movie to everyone. It is not a gangster film but a portrayal of a violent criminal whose dementia haunts him.

Can Tom Hardy just finish season 2 of Taboo already? This is a waste of his time and talent.

Those of you expecting a violent gangster flick or The Untouchables 2 don't bother you will be disappointed, if you want to see a dark grim tale about the last 12 months in Capone's life that doesn't pull any punches then this is a very rewarding film. Incredible performance from Hardy in a film that is more about declining mental health that gangster shoot outs.

Did this film really need to be made? All it consists of is Al Capone mumbling while sitting in a chair. Half the time I couldn't understand what he was saying. Don't get me wrong Tom Hardy was pretty good in this, I just think it was a boring and storyless film. Wouldn't recommend it. 5 stars

I was absolutely astonished at how dreadful this film was. This movie was so convoluted. It was such a complete mess. The writing was terrible. The direction was like something that a first year film school student would put together. Although Tom Hardy is a great actor, he just didn't have much to work with as he was sort of bumbling through the entire movie. And bumbling is probably the best description for the entire production. There is no reason why this could could not have been an entertaining story. But the film makers appeared to have gone out of their way to sabotage everything that they touched. Other than the production, which was great. And the ending was one of the most ridiculous and also truly fictitious endings I've seen in a very, very long time. It was as if this director thought he was one of the Mexican magical realist director's. And fancied himself to be substantially above his pay grade. The producers should have invested in a qualified director. They definitely didn't. And this film was an epic failure on every level.