Some Good (And Very Bad) Fellas (Part 2‪)‬ The Formative Films Project

Last episode we talked about some (at least mostly) heroic figures in this “Dudes Rock Cinema” sub-genre, featuring leading men executing their jobs to save the town, those they love, and themselves. We also touched on the blurred lines between “good” and “evil” with Miami Vice, and we’ll further blur those lines this episode.

Some of these men are well-intentioned; there’s an argument to be made that Ryan Gosling’s Driver is a hero of some sorts even if he is brutally violent with an icy demeanor. And the McManus Brothers have an oath to rid the streets of evil, even if they commit several murders while doing so. As for Lou Bloom and Henry Hill, I wouldn’t exactly consider them role models.

Either way, each of these films depict moral dilemmas, and how each of these men react when they’re pushed to their limits and forced to make the choice to either stay where they are, or get ahead.

2:14 - 32:34: Drive (Gus Hunninghake)

32:35 - 1:03:11: Nightcrawler (Adam Cole)

1:03:33 - 1:27:48: The Boondock Saints (Andrew Lee)

1:27:49 - 1:57:06: GoodFellas (Joey Mulinaro)