“Amigo” is one of John Sayles’ large-scale ensemble pieces, such as “City of Hope,“ synthesized with the impact of the past on the present, such as “Lone Star.”
City of Hope (1991): John Sayles Urban Morality Tale, Starring Tony LoBianco, Vincent Spano, Joe Morton
April 28, 2006 by
Sayles most ambitious film to date, a chronicle of decaying town in urgent need of spiritual change, confronts modern urban America, as it is beset with explosive racial and class tensions.
