This was for me an excellent, and no holds barred movie experience, this movie was as intense as Ray Liotta's performance.He was not Frank Sinatra, and only Frank was Frank, every performance is top notch and this movie has style.These guys had style and you see the ties between Frank Sinatra, and the mob, and the President and Senator Kennedy's.I recommend this film to all Ray Liotta fans and you see him in a rare performance Take it for what it is sit back and enjoy and don't nitpick and you will enjoy yourself.The women are beautiful; and the scenery elegant; First rate movie experience

This movie chronicles the exploits of the Rat Pack, focusing on the election of 1960 and its aftermath.The central theme of this movie is the price of social advancement. The central focus of this story are the stories of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and Peter Lawford, and the heavy price they pay for social advancement.America is a place where you have the opportunity to become anything you want, as long as you know your place, and all three characters learn that lesson the hard way. Each one rises above their station in life, through connections, talent and marriage, but each one realizes the price he has to pay to for their advancement. Frank becomes a fixer, Sammy becomes a joke, and Peter becomes a messenger. Each one realizes the price they have to pay, some take it better than others. Everything has a price in this world, especially that which you crave the most.Good commentary on life in the 60s, and perhaps today. Another excellent HBO production worth watching.

This was a great film on a particular era in time. Not only was it a great film on the most famous clique of the late 1950's and early 1960's, it allowed us to see how not only things were at that particular time. It also allowed us to see how the two worlds of politics and entertainment came together to help get Kennedy into office. It also showed how Sinatra really was awed by Kennedy's personality and how that idolization lead him and the rest of the Pack as well as his buddies in the mob to backing. Also, the film paints a rather negative picture of Joe Kennedy who was very much against not only the mob being involved in his son's campaign. Also, the you pretty much see how the elder Kennedy pretty much snubbed Sammy Davis because of the color of his skin. The one negative criticism I have about the film is that they didn't bring up how the Pack first came together and how it was Humphrey Bogart, not Frank Sinatra, that pretty much was responsible for it. Other than that, this was a really great film.

I was skeptical about this film as I am about most movies having to do with the life and times of entertainment stars. This however isn't all that bad for a two hour film. Several inaccuracies are included that the makers must have known were not true and there is way too much focus on Sinatra. If you want the real tale of the Pack check out the four part biography A&E put out.