Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy
One murder launches two very different paths to vengeance in this gripping crime thriller starring Daniel Baldwin (Mulholland Falls).
Their parents came to Boston in search of the proverbial "American Dream." But after witnessing the murder of their father, brothers Sean and Thomas Phelan (Daniel Baldwin, John Novak) grow up dreaming of vengeance - and pursuing it on opposite sides of the law. As Thomas builds a career and gains a foothold in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Sean rises through the underworld ranks to become head of the Irish Mob. From rough, working-class streets to high-stakes backroom politics, amidst blind faith and bitter betrayal, the lines between the factions of law and crime begin to blur... and bleed.
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Boston turf wars between gangs and the conflicts in all areas of life - Porkchop
Vendetta: No Conscience (2004) is of special interest to those
enjoying stories about Boston, turf wars between gangs, cliques,
and undergroup organizations.
The filming is spotless, extremely clear in the DVD release, the
music, dialog, mood, pace specifically relaxing while also
bringing in an element of suspense, tension, and paranoia.
A strength of this work, is the development of the characters,
from growing up in their particular area, with a legacy of their
immigrant parents from Ireland.
Part of the focus, is a reflection on the various paths taken by
people, who start out from the about the same spot and where they
later end up.
The Irish legacy in Boston is confirmed with folk square dances
and music, the pubs, neighborhoods, shops filmed.
The shipyards and docks once again are the focus of money
activities, coupled with protection money payable.
Novak's character utters "there wasn't anything done in years by
either of us, that wasn't suited to serve our own career needs"
adding also "A man is measured by his legacy when he is gone and
by how much he is missed by others."
The critical nature of the role of the confidential informant,
the competition between various branches of the state police, FBI
and others, and how each branch doesn't hold the absolute truth,
requiring internal affairs to investigate those officers in term
of crossing the line is shown.
There are various lethal moments, such as a car explosion from
the ignition, firefights with pistols, single and double barreled
shotguns, driveby rubouts.
In sum, this work is very well thought out as a mob movie, but
would have benefitted with more action and a tighter editing towards the last part
of the story.
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Boston turf wars between gangs and the conflicts in all areas of life - Porkchop
Vendetta: No Conscience (2004) is of special interest to those
enjoying stories about Boston, turf wars between gangs, cliques,
and undergroup organizations.
The filming is spotless, extremely clear in the DVD release, the
music, dialog, mood, ...