COPLAND FLASH BACK TO 1970s

by Matthew Regensburger

Copland Returns Movies to the 70s genre.

Copland is one of those movies that might be bigger than it first appears because of the influence it may have on future films. It strays away from the current trend of no plot but great special effects. It does have a plot and also some of the best acting around today.

This movie bucks the trend of bad acting, big-budget movies and showcases the talents of Robert DeNiro, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and also, surprisingly, Sylvester Stallone.

Copland is based on the dark, Mafia movies from the 1970's, but the Mafia isn't as prevalent as it is in such movies as The Godfather. It reminded me of that type of movie.

Although it had a snail's pace and left a few of the side plots dangling, it was a good movie. The acting was the best feature of this movie. Stallone was quite good in his role of the good guy.