Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Bobby Green | |
Eva Mendes | ... | Amada Juarez | |
Danny Hoch | ... | Jumbo Falsetti | |
Alex Veadov | ... | Vadim Nezhinski | |
Oleg Taktarov | ... | Pavel Lubyarsky | |
Dominic Colón | ... | Freddie (as Dominic Colon) | |
Joseph D'Onofrio | ... | Bloodied Patron (as Joe D'Onofrio) | |
Elena Solovey | ... | Kalina Buzhayev | |
Moni Moshonov | ... | Marat Buzhayev | |
Mark Wahlberg | ... | Joseph Grusinsky | |
Maggie Kiley | ... | Sandra Grusinsky | |
Paul Herman | ... | Spiro Giavannis | |
Robert Duvall | ... | Burt Grusinsky | |
Antoni Corone | ... | Michael Solo | |
Craig Walker | ... | Russell De Keifer |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden name, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I loved everything about this movie. drama, action, love, loss, grief, anger and so much more. The actors really take you there and your heart beats as fast as their's and you're scared just as much as they are and you feel their pain and sadness and the movie is just amazing and i cant wait to see it so many more times at more college prescreenings and when it comes out in theaters all over! James Gray s awesome too, he's the writer and the director. he was at the screening i was at tonight and talked and he's such a great guy and he takes so much time to research and his emotion and passion for the story is very much shown and appreciated.
go see it right away, i know i will be seeing it again and again