Factory workers find that their union is cheating them so decide to get their own back..
If you thought that only the Europeans could make down-to-earth drama that entertains rather than preaches then take a look at this product and then Fat City - both great views of the American working class finding that the money goes out faster than it comes in!
This lives on good acting and all three co-leads are great. Prior is underrated as a straight actor, indeed his stage act is proof that he can convey emotion with a gesture or expression better than many can with a costume and make-up. While very ill today, he was, in his prime, probably one the best stage comedian's ever and the most brutally honest.
While many might take this is an anti union film, it is actually very moral in that is shows all sides of the argument as not beyond graft. Be it moral or financial. Indeed you might be confused about the purpose of the film and consider it has too much padding and the central revenge theme is put to one side for jokes, sex and in-fighting. But without this the product would fail to seem real and down-to-earth.
While praising it as a film and for its honesty, integrity and believability I can only mark it a "seven" because it doesn't set its sights higher than taking an honest and cold look at working class lives and, although I can't put my finger on it, needs something else to make it special.
If you thought that only the Europeans could make down-to-earth drama that entertains rather than preaches then take a look at this product and then Fat City - both great views of the American working class finding that the money goes out faster than it comes in!
This lives on good acting and all three co-leads are great. Prior is underrated as a straight actor, indeed his stage act is proof that he can convey emotion with a gesture or expression better than many can with a costume and make-up. While very ill today, he was, in his prime, probably one the best stage comedian's ever and the most brutally honest.
While many might take this is an anti union film, it is actually very moral in that is shows all sides of the argument as not beyond graft. Be it moral or financial. Indeed you might be confused about the purpose of the film and consider it has too much padding and the central revenge theme is put to one side for jokes, sex and in-fighting. But without this the product would fail to seem real and down-to-earth.
While praising it as a film and for its honesty, integrity and believability I can only mark it a "seven" because it doesn't set its sights higher than taking an honest and cold look at working class lives and, although I can't put my finger on it, needs something else to make it special.