A Most Violent Year

"I can think of at least 2 things wrong with that title." The story takes place over a month and the violence was, well...brief. Not that I require Liam Neeson level brutality from every film, but I was anticipating a Goodfellas-ish underbelly. It's 1981 New York and hardworking immigrant, Abel Morales, is repeatedly having his oil trucks hijacked. There's a great moment where he sits down with the "Oil Families" of NYC to make peace. It's The Godfather, with Abel portraying Micheal Corleone. The difference being Abel stays the course and never fully embraces the reality of his business.