A Very British Gangster

So just in case there are any gangsters reading my blog (and I know there are) this movie was very scary with all the gangster shit, and he was a bad guy I don't want to mess with. The End.

Okay...all the gangsters gone? Good. Moving on. This documentary was a very interesting look at how new money, or new crime families are not like the ones of old. An example would be something along the lines of Denzel Washington's character in "American Gangster" (a real person) wouldn't last a minute with Mike, Sonny...or for that matter any Corleone. New money cant handle it like old can. And it goes the same for new crime families, they just will fuck up, unlike old. This is a real guy (Dominic Noonan) and in the course of the documentary he goes to court three times for various serious offensives. he has spent 2/3 of his life in prison. A real gangster doesn't get in trouble, they go into politics. Hes out taking care of his community, making sure peace is kept, I'm sorry but a real gangster lets the people come to him if they need something.

Now all that aside I wouldn't mess with this guy, he is bush league compared to the really scary people of this world, and the underworld, but he is still not anybody to fuck with. But you see a real flexing of power in the movie when someone calls him and threatens his life, and he triples his security, he is scared. Although a show of even more power would be no call at all, you kill them, and they never find the body...ever. No one takes you to court, no one ever comes close to saying you did it because they don't want to disappear as well. These gangsters are born out of poverty and desperation and are growing up knowing what a gangster does, and how they act, but not understanding how that all functions. These people are more a bane on the police force than owning the police.

Its a well made documentary, and the soundtrack is killer. But I couldn't help but get pissed at the documentation for feeding this Noonan's ego. As well as the people making the doc want me to feel sorry for this guy, and his criminal family, they deserve to go to prison, they are murderers. It shows how small of a fish this guy really is, no gangster, no REAL gangster would allow themselves to be followed by a camera crew. And no offense to other countries, but I think gangsters need to be home grown, over here in the colonies, you catch my drift Brits? Over all 7/10 stars.

Director: Donal MacIntyre

Starring/Subject: Dominic Noonan