Black Hand Strawman

Going into the movie with high expectations, I was hugely disappointed and thoroughly bored by the powerpoint-esque nature of the whole movie and felt that the pace was lethargic and the content was poorly edited. I found myself wishing I had a pen and paper handy in order to quickly jot down the members of family trees seeing as how the names were fired at the audience like a machine gun. Even more wasteful was the fact that key characters were rapidly and tangentially described as, "having been recently married," or "leaving behind one kid and a wife," while the plot moved on so quickly to the next person that the information seemed wasted.

All in all I believe the director was obviously able to find a plethora of information but had a poor eye for first laying out a cohesive yet concise story line (perhaps shortening the time covered would have allowed such indulgences) and secondly having a weak stomach for editing material. Good concept, great findings (pics and articles) but poor presentation and editing. Keep it up though, you are bound to improve from here.

Contrary to what O’Malley claims, this film's only success is the blatant denigration of Italian-Americans. The filmmaker chose heinous photographs (autopsy, crime scene photos, etc.) to portray the “characters” of this saga, with no regard for the families who still reside in the wonderful city of Kansas City. The Italian-Americans of Kansas City represent a rich, vibrant culture. These individuals, many children of organized crime, have gone on to achieve great things. Doctors, lawyers, and business owners make up the group that has been besmirched by O’Malley’s portrayals. There is an appropriate way to depict history, and there is also an undignified, disrespectful manner in which to portray these events. O’Malley is nothing more then a greedy opportunist who chose the later for his own personal gain. Please do not support him by going to see his film.