Despite its low budget and production values, MOB WAR is a sincere crime melodrama that aims for far more than it delivers. Filmed in New York City, this violent tale of internecine conflict within the Mafia is no mindless exploitation quickie. MOB WAR's ambitiousness is evident in the
scale of its labyrinthine narrative and the number and variety of its locations, and viewers may well feel a grudging admiration for it even when it fails. Todd Barrett (Johnny Stumper), a public relations minimogul, is thrilled when he lands the wealthy and powerful John Falcone (David Henry
Keller) as a client. Although reputed to be a vicious Mafia mobster and drug overlord, Falco...
Released:
1989
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins