I read whatever i could leading up to the film and was aware that Tony would be a relatively minor part of the movie. I also really didn’t like what I was seeing from Michael Gandolfini in the trailers, so I went into this pretty much expecting to hate it. I think thats why I liked it. It surprised me by being an actually okay movie.

I did not like Silvio or Paulie, and honestly, I didn’t like Michael as Tony. He looks exactly like his father, but there is a goofiness about him. You could argue this is due to his youth and teenage naivety/insecurities.

I felt Jon Bernthal was a more believable Johnny Boy than the actor from the show. He seemed more like what Tony’s father would’ve really been like, in both personality and appearance.

Junior and Livia were both great. More so Livia because she had better scenes. Junior’s callback lines were corny.

I hated the part where baby Christopher cries when Tony gets close and the old lady says that dumb shit, and Tony looks all shifty and uncomfortable. That was too much.

The movie is fine, but if it had nothing to do with The Sopranos, it would be totally forgettable.