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Lansky is a 2021 American biographical crime drama about the famous gangster Meyer Lansky, written and directed by Eytan Rockaway. It stars Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, AnnaSophia Robb, Minka Kelly, David James Elliott, and John Magaro.
It was released on June 25, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.




Plot


When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the FBI, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder, Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.




Cast


Harvey Keitel as Meyer Lansky
John Magaro as Young Meyer Lansky
Sam Worthington as David Stone
AnnaSophia Robb as Anne Lansky
Dodge Prince as Young Buddy Lansky
Beau Hart as Child Buddy Lansky
Jackie Cruz as Dafne
David Cade as Ben Siegel
David James Elliott as Frank Rivers
Alon Abutbul as Yoram Alroy
Minka Kelly as Maureen
Shane McRae as Lucky Luciano
James Moses Black as R.J. Campbell
Claudio Bellante as Joe Bonanno
Danny A. Abeckaser as Greg Kunz




Production


In May 2019, it was announced Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, Emory Cohen, and Austin Stowell had joined the cast of the film, with Alexandra Daddario and Tony Danza in negotiations to join with Eytan Rockaway directing from a screenplay he wrote. In February 2020, it was announced AnnaSophia Robb, Jackie Cruz, John Magaro, David Cade, David James Elliott, Alon Abutbul,
and Minka Kelly had joined the cast of the film, with Cohen, Stowell, Daddario, and Danza no longer attached to it.
Principal photography lasted 20 days in Alabama in February 2020.




Release


In May 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a theatrical and on VOD release on June 25, 2021.




Reception


On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 64% of 44 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Harvey Keitel delivers a reliably powerful performance as the title character, but Lansky lets him down with flawed storytelling and an overload of clichés." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Joe Leydon from Variety wrote "Keitel [...] infuses his performance here with more than enough lion-in-winter gravitas to dominate every moment he is on screen, and quite a few when he isn't." Richard Roeper from Chicago Sun Times said "Harvey Keitel takes a swing at portraying the 'Mob's Accountant' and Keitel is as reliable as he's always been - but while this is a well-filmed and well-acted story, much of the material has been covered in superior movies."




References






External links


Lansky at IMDb
Lansky at AllMovie
Lansky at Box Office Mojo

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