Picking Nits
Unaddressed slur; biker-fight logistics; police response; Mush joke; absent mother and sibling; Goodfellas imitation
In the discussion (8)
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- C’s racial slur is followed by no adequate apology before the romance resumes.
- The out-of-shape mobsters’ overwhelming victory over bikers is disputed, with weapons, fear and practiced violence offered as defenses.
- Sonny leaves several bikers behind him while awaiting his men, creating an obvious tactical vulnerability.
- C contributes little to the biker fight.
- Police reach C’s home implausibly quickly and rely on a nine-year-old despite many other witnesses.
- Killing Mush to end his bad luck is jokingly proposed, with his payments and the impracticality of a track shooting as objections.
- A mentioned baby and the mother vanish from the later story, prompting speculation about a sister and a separation.
- The Goodfellas-like music, storytelling and Pesci casting raise questions about homage versus excessive imitation.