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Originally Posted by Puppet Guy
Was watching Once Upon a Time in America last night and I've got some mixed feelings about it - it was beautiful to look at and had an excellent soundtrack (the Leone-Morricone duo never fails) and the cast was fantastic. But I got lost in the plot a few times and it did seem too long. Length has been as issue with this movie since it was released - North American version was 2 hours long and it bombed critically and commercially, but the European cut (now seen as the "official cut) is FOUR hours long and hailed as a masterpiece. I thought it could stand some editing, but I guess that's the nature of art. Definitely a movie worth watching.
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You just can't get the scope of the story without it being 4 hours long, but in the same breath that's a remarkably over-fluffed runtime.
I remember enjoying the film, but I also remember feeling exhausted by the end of it.