i saw once upon a time in america, and though it had its moments.....overall not that impressed. that was so long and drawn out it was ridiculous. the movie was so unnessarily slow. i could have made a movie out of that plot in about one and a half hours. i hadn't heard about this movie until i got on this message board....but completely unimpressed. i'm sure lots of you disagree....but it's no godfather/goodfellas/casino by any stretch.