In a non comedy movie?
Everyone was old and overweight, no young bucks at all in the organization. The head dog liked to watch dated cartoons, no savy or smarts at all. You really did not need to be a samurai to take these guys down.
It all most seemed as if the writer wanted to take down the mafia's ego a couple notches.
Too bad, because if the Mafia was portrayed as a more worthy adversary, Ghost Dogs actions would have held more weight.
"In a non-comedy movie?"
It was a comedy, and intended to be a comedy, and a very funny one at that.
The Mafiosos were hilarious, but kinda sad too. The sleazy place they hung out, being bullied by the landlord for the rent, and the cartoons they watched.
GD's "conversations" with the ice-cream seller were funny.
The cameo by "Nobody" was funny for anyone who has seen "Dead Man" (a movie with some related themes).
Stealing the couples clothes and the licence plates were funny scenes.
The elderly "mark" going kung-fu on the young mugger's ass was hilarious.
The boat on the roof.
Lots of light-hearted stuff with the girl and the dog.
How is it not a comedy?
Toward the end, Ghost Dog says to his Haitian friend that he and his master are from two "different ancient tribes, and now we're both almost extinct."
The mafia took a huge hit with modern police tech and techniques and a lot of people got out of it. These mobsters represented the last of their dying tribe, they weren't meant to look cool.