A weak script and uninspired direction only add to the curious nature of this telepic that tries to extend the notion of a “mob movie” - by midway this made-for would lose viewers to “Godfather 3.” Were it fiction, it might not be so irritating that “Boss” skims over the aspects of Castellano’s life that would be the most applicable to this sort of treatment, and Chazz Palminteri’s charisma-free performance would have some merits in its coldness. Let’s forget for a moment that Hollywood’s depictions of the Mafia are these days shot through “Sopranos”-stained lenses, that there was a time when mob comparisons were strictly “The Godfather” and “GoodFellas.” “Boss of Bosses” aspires to depict the Paul Castellano story in “Sopranos” fashion, i.e., displaying the godfather as a well-rounded man rather than iconic gangster.
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