I just can't take today's mobsters seriously, there's no more Tony Accardos or Carlo Gambinos. Many of them out there today don't even look dangerous, they look like goofballs.
I don’t understand what you mean about “looking dangerous”. That’s not a good strategy at all. You don’t want people (especially the law) to spot your affiliation from miles away.
Carlo Gambino looked like a kind little man and Accardo looked like any other regular Italian dressed according to his era.
Power-wise keep in mind that Gambino and Accardo came up during the pre-Rico golden age.
It’s unfair to compare them to bosses active today.
Real life mobsters don’t look like anything in Hollywood really. People who watch too many mob movies think that the guys in real life should look like that. Thats not reality.
Are there some mean looking guys involved in the mob? Of course. But many guys who are involved in that life blend in with the average neighbor, golf club member or local regular at their bar that everyone has in their neighborhood. Believe it or not many look more like some accountant who works at a computer everyday or trades stocks than a guy who looks like the stereotypical bad ass mobster.
