"Why do you kids live like there's a war on!?"

Petty strifes between well-meaning local and immigrant young men in
mid-20th-century New York turns gangrenous.

A really well done cinematic work: brilliant use of colors, a really
effective opening sequence that accomplishes much in the way of
world-building and lets the audience know the rules of the game,
unhurried story-telling, ... a work of art.

Despite faltering somewhat in the final act, the film pulls off a
decent closure.

A superb musical well worth the watch.

[9 January 2025]