Santos criminales

...gets the Italian mafia drama right with Dickie Moltisanti’s narrative at the forefront, led by a superb performance by Alessandro Nivola.

Go ahead, arrange a sitdown: This darkly funny and ultra-violent film perfectly depicts the 1960s times and voices that shaped Tony into a made man.

...atmospheric and compelling, with a performance from Alessandro Nivola that finds that sweet spot where male emotional vulnerability turns into toxicity.

...offers an alluring glimpse into Tony Soprano’s birth under a bad sign...

...key to the film’s success is how deftly it establishes the world of explosive violence and easy money to which he will ultimately be swayed.

...for a hundred-something minutes, it feels close enough to coming home again.

Casting Vera Farmiga as Tony’s bitter-from-birth mother (...) is the film’s master stroke.

...digs into the lives of all-new characters, who fortunately make for compelling company.