I live in Providence and wanted this to be successful. Im a fan of mob movies and saw the Essex Boys this wkend which is not very good, but I enjoyed it. It was fun to watch. This movie about 3 kids growing up reminded me of Amongst Friends, which I also enjoyed. In my limited knowledge of Corrente directed films(only 2), he does not know how to cast. I saw Federal Hill years ago with the Turturro(sp?) that can't act. He was good in bit parts of NYPD Blue, but nowhere near able to carry a movie. In this movie we have Prinze Jr-again I don't know much of his career, but know he has been in crappy teen movies like i know what you did last summer 2 and have caught moments of it or something that looks just like it on TNT reruns, and he isn't any good. Also the movie adds James Caan's kid. This just spells B movie all over it before I even see the thing. When I see Steve McQueen's kid or Tom Hank's brother I become skeptical. The Caan kid is not a good actor and he is funny looking. He looks like a good looking oompa loompa. I think hes about 5'2".
Mena Suvari is given nothing to work with. She has about zero personality in the movie. She is merely there to comment and elicit comments about Prinze's clichéd character that has a dad die early and fighting his way out of the tough neighborhood. He also has a tough exterior that hides the real tenderness that he has for his buddies.
Prinze hangs out at his buddies house who has a retarded dad that misprounces everything for the comic relief(didn't there used to be some really bad comic that did this?) and a mother thats the worst cook in brooklyn or something-funny stuff and just where I would want to hang out.
Alec Baldwin is good. Hes always good even when he cuts off a body part. Guess which part? Yes, a reservoir dog and about a dozen other movies' ear chop. At least he didn't talk into it after removing it.
Speaking of Reservoir Dogs, there is a lot of conversation between the 3 buddies that does not come within any distance of being that riveting.
Could there have been anything different tossed in to make this movie somewhat unique? Back to the Essex Boys, it at least threw in a Body Heat-like angle where a spurned woman is behind all the mechanizations(sp?)or like Nick Cage in the con movie that has been done to death, spices it up by making him an obsessive compulsive among other things.
Sorry my comments are so negative, but this movie was just bad.
Mena Suvari is given nothing to work with. She has about zero personality in the movie. She is merely there to comment and elicit comments about Prinze's clichéd character that has a dad die early and fighting his way out of the tough neighborhood. He also has a tough exterior that hides the real tenderness that he has for his buddies.
Prinze hangs out at his buddies house who has a retarded dad that misprounces everything for the comic relief(didn't there used to be some really bad comic that did this?) and a mother thats the worst cook in brooklyn or something-funny stuff and just where I would want to hang out.
Alec Baldwin is good. Hes always good even when he cuts off a body part. Guess which part? Yes, a reservoir dog and about a dozen other movies' ear chop. At least he didn't talk into it after removing it.
Speaking of Reservoir Dogs, there is a lot of conversation between the 3 buddies that does not come within any distance of being that riveting.
Could there have been anything different tossed in to make this movie somewhat unique? Back to the Essex Boys, it at least threw in a Body Heat-like angle where a spurned woman is behind all the mechanizations(sp?)or like Nick Cage in the con movie that has been done to death, spices it up by making him an obsessive compulsive among other things.
Sorry my comments are so negative, but this movie was just bad.
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