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Dressed to Kill (1928)
Gentlemen-like gangsters struggling to survive
First of all, it is a silent movie from 1928 which is charming per se. As the title says it is about a gang of gangsters who lead a perfect life with some kind of profession and reputation - outwardly. Then while "committing" their real job they just change their silk hats into woolen hats and don't talk too much. This movie lives very much on the facial expressions and gestures of the actors (and actress). Everybody enjoying gangster movies situated in the 1920th will find abundance of the cool slang (in the titles in-between), the wonderful cool little eye-movements expressing everything (again in order not to talk too much). A young girl disguises her real identity to get the attention of these gentlemen to proceed in her own affair. This lady brings about a good portion of humor into the all so serious gangster world, she is very vividly played by Mary Astor. I enjoyed the film very much and gave it a 9/10. Make sure you can see it with live music!
Benny & Joon (1993)
Johnny Depp in a brilliant performance
Benny (Aidan Quinn) lives together with Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), his sister, who is a lovely though very naive, mentally simple young woman. When she meets Sam (Johnny Depp) she gets fascinated by him. He represents the `everything is possible` and gets through to her where others have failed.
Watching Johnny Depp in a brilliant performance (Buster Keaton-like) was - for me - the main part in this film. Everyone who likes being a little swept away from reality will enjoy this movie.