Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

This is a well made TV movie that succeeds in getting real depth to its story, the film looks and has a authentic feel of the era represented. The real strength of the film is in its major casting of Australian actor the very reliable Anthony LaPaglia as the title charterer of Frank Nitti to whom he has more than a passing resemblance.I found this little known gangster film,well worth watching and very surprisingly good.7 out of 10.

I turned this on only to have something to watch while exercising. Although my routine ended before the movie did, I taped it to watch later. I was very surprised at how well-made and interesting it turned out to be. I can't add much to the other excellent reviews but it's definitely worth viewing if a person is even vaguely interested in the subject matter.

This is an interesting story about the man who were known as Capone's right hand but wasn't he more than that? The story skips some parts of his life that could have been explored better if they weren't crammed into a 95 minute TV film. This could have been an excellent movie with a better supporting cast and the directing could also have been polished some. Anthony LaPaglia does an excellent job in this. I think he has many sides to him other than the lawyer in the TV series (he also performs outstandingly in the movie "Phoenix"). I rated this one 6/10 >

I found this more enjoyable to watch than the Untouchables movie (not TV show, which was way better) with its lofty cast of Costner, De Niro, Connery, et. al. Whoever played Capone obviously couldn't act though. Plot could have went smoother.

Doesn't completely line up with multiple documentaries I have seen on Nitti, but lines up more than not. Pretty accurate for Hollywood at least. And Hollywood seldom gets things right, especially when it comes to a guy nicknamed "The Enforcer". Acting was very good. Set design, wardrobe, etc were excellent. Hard to believe this movie is 36 years old.

Casting is incredible. Anthony LaPaglia plays Nitti in a way that you see he was completely impressed in the role. He isn't playing your standard gangster role. Nitti was a complex person, equally confident as he was broken.

Honestly, a few more historical accuracies and this would be a perfect movie.