Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adrien Brody | ... | Ray Diglovanni | |
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Michael Gallagher | ... | Mike |
Sybil Darrow | ... | Joanne Deturo (as Sybil Temchen) | |
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Tony Gillan | ... | Butchie |
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James E. Moriarty | ... | Donny Dematto |
Lisa Roberts Gillan | ... | Linda (as Lisa Roberts) | |
Frank Vincent | ... | Ray Diglovanni, Sr. | |
Gayle Scott | ... | Donna | |
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Greg Zittel | ... | Al, Mike's Dad |
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Jerry Moore | ... | Tony Town Car |
David Deblinger | ... | Cosmo | |
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Anna Manfredi | ... | Mrs. Deturo |
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Paul Coughlan | ... | Angelo |
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Frank Page | ... | John John |
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James Vincent Romano | ... | Claudio (as James Romano) |
Ray and his good friends grew up in their working class neighbourhood. Ray is a salesman but dreams of something more: he wants his own business, and wants to marry his childhood sweetheart Jo. In order to fulfill his dreams, Ray takes out a loan which is well beyond the re-payments he can make on his meagre income. His friends get dragged into the fall-out when he can't keep up with payments, but will they stand by him or has he pushed them too far this time?
this film draws a total blank in my mind. i don't know whether to call it good or bad...it just seems to be there. the characters seem to run together, and unless you pay special attention, you'll mix them up very easily. there's not enough nuance to bring any of the characters out into the spotlight.
and although the new jersey cliche is muted much more than the stereotypical presentation in "Jersey Girl", it is still evidently what we would portray new jersey's finest as. do people really act like that in jersey? hopefully not. maybe they do, and if so, i ain't going there.
adrien brody's performance wasn't the best, despite his ability to be a great actor. i kept on watching the movie, although it didn't really interest me too much. it's one of those mystical "C" caliber movies that you just sit through as some rite of passage into independent film land.