Synopsis
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.
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Cast
- Ray StevensonDanny Greene
- Vincent D'OnofrioJohn Nardi
- Val KilmerJoe Manditski
- Christopher WalkenShondor Birns
- Linda CardelliniJoan Madigan
- Tony DarrowMikey Mendarolo
- Robert DaviRay Ferritto
- Fionnula FlanaganGrace O'Keefe
- Bob GuntonJerry Merke
- Jason Butler HarnerArt Sneperger
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
The cast is tasty, including Vincent D'Onofrio as a friendly fellow Mob guy, Val Kilmer as the head of the Cleveland PD, Christopher Walken as an underworld power broker, and a bunch of character actors hoping for a remake of "The Sopranos." - 63
Boston Globe
The best thing about the picture (unless you like exploding cars, in which case the rest of the movie is just so many interruptions between getting to see all these big old '70s boats going boom) is its proudly hammy supporting cast. - 60
Variety
Jonathan Hensleigh's film won't displace "Goodfellas" in anyone's hierarchy of wise-guy movies. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A pedestrian chronicle of an eventful true story. - 50
L.A. Weekly
Though director Jonathan Hensleigh (The Punisher) perks up when filming violence, the atmosphere throughout is past-prime, stymieing any strut. - 50
New York Post
If you're in the mood for a clichéd gangland B-movie, though, you could do worse. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A big, bloated, though frequently engaging gangster movie, Kill the Irishman should properly be viewed late night on TV, flipping back and forth between the film, David Letterman and a west-coast ball game. - 50
The A.V. Club
It's just another gangster movie for the pile.
