#david cade

Finally got to watch “Lansky” and really liked it!!! :D I mentioned this before but I was a huge fan of “Boardwalk Empire” and learning about Team New York as we called them always fascinated me and they made a great movie about Meyer’s life story. Harvey was a perfect choice to play him at the end of his life and the whole cast was great. The movie is split between Meyer telling his story to an author David who wants to write a book about him while the FBI are still after him, and flashbacks to show Meyer’s past. It was historically accurate as far as I can tell and more so than a lot of the other movies and shows I’ve seen about him and his friends. They did a great job too showing his friendships with Benny Siegel and Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, included Frank Costello a bit, and showed his life with his first wife Anne and their kids. Really loved the bond he formed with David in this too. It always amazed me how these Jewish and Italian childhood friends took over and completely changed the mafia and how much of a mathematical genius Meyer was too. Even had some funny moments and had to laugh they cast a really attractive guy to play Benny too. LOL Totally recommend it especially for fellow “Boardwalk” fans.