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Robin and the Seven Hoods Movie Review

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Actors: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Robin and the Seven Hoods
This is the story of the trials and tribulations and rivialries of a key mafia boss in Chicago in the 1920's set to music.
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%



Time/Era of Movie: - 1900-1920's
Crime & Police Story? Yes
Criminal enemy is... - law enforcement gone bad - Mafia conflict
If this is a criminal POV story... - criminals stealing from other criminals - virtuous thief doing good

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - criminal
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - short/standard straight (man)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - Italian
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Italian

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - Italian
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
City? Yes
City: - Chicago
Misc setting - church/synagogue

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel... - full of laughter
How many deaths in film? - dozens
How much use of techno gadgets? - 2 ()
Kind of violence: - guns
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Any profanity? - None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Broadway musical
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