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Remake of 'The Racket' Falters with Disjointed Narrative
11/16/2025
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Story summary
- The remake of Howard Hughes's silent film The Racket, featuring Robert Mitchum as Captain McQuigg and Robert Ryan as Nick Scanlon, struggles with narrative coherence due to disruptive rewrites and minimal script updates.
- Robert Mitchum plays Captain McQuigg.
- Robert Ryan plays gangster Nick Scanlon.
- William Talman shines as the honest cop Bob Johnson.
- New scenes feel disconnected and undermine the film's overall impact.
