state of grace be a well craft gangster film from start to finish . from the appropriate saint paddy day parade open scene to the legendary parallel montage in the end and and everything in between . a fairly lengthy film and sog never bore but suck you in and though it doesn not stray far away from the basic gangster genre plot line and character and it get a very own feel to it . this be due to the great morricone score and the witty dialog and sog be hilarious at time but overall take itself seriously . morricone soundtrack be legendary for a reason and though this be certainly not one of his best and it do add a lot of class to the picture . i be sure many of you will agree that the music be very reminiscent of his work in the untouchable and even more so his work in once upon a time in america ( the great thing leone have ever accomplish ) . the recur theme always stir up feeling of nostalgia and a melancholious sadness with me and it quickly get under your skin and stay there for the rest of the movie . it go well with the theme of hearth ship and longing for the happiness of youth often appear in the script . state of grace isn not just a run in the mill gangster movie with a memorable score . the comparison with other genre classic and especially the depart be unavoidable and and this may just be the right after credit exhilaration ( i be sure you know what i mean ) speaking but in my very humble opinion it simply outclass scorsese late baby . a huge factor here be the cast while oldman delivers a knock out of the park performance a the greasy haired nut case gangster and both penn and harris be memorable too . be a huge penn and oldman fan and i can not believe i do not discover this film sooner . torturror role be small so fan and do not get too excited when you see his name . state of grace be definitely a genre movie and but not just a genre movie . it belong to the top of the cream and should be recognize for it . positive .