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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickFor me, the movie's high point comes when Tony auditions for a role in a Martin Scorsese movie. Tony learns not to try so hard -- a lesson that Garcia also seems to have absorbed from City Island.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliNot everything in City Island works - some of the secrets are obvious plot devices - but, in terms of feel-good, undemanding entertainment, this is as good as anything I have seen thus far in 2010.
- 70Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonAn affectionate portrait of a lower-middle-class, outer-borough clan, City Island works best as an actor's showcase, with Margulies's aggrieved, simmering wife the stand-out.
- De Felitta ("Two Family House") gives all his actors plenty of room to roam. Garcia, afforded the chance to stretch his comic muscles and play a working stiff, comes off best, nailing Vince's good-natured vulnerability.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSoftened by some sweet, low-key moments between Vince and a fellow acting student (a very good Emily Mortimer) and by Mr. Garcia’s embodiment of disappointed middle age.
- 63Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAfter starring in a string of heavy dramas, Andy Garcia lightens up and goes for the funny in City Island, a breezy comedy that fits the actor like a güayabera.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe performances are absurdly broad, and each story line is more outlandish than the last. But De Felitta’s approach is so easygoing, and the waterside setting so irresistibly charming, you’re bound to walk out in a great mood. How many movies can do that for you?
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAndy Garcia reminds you of what a cunning, likable actor he can be.
- 50Boxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyBoxoffice MagazineJohn P. McCarthyWarm, broad and uneven, City Island almost thrives in the lite entertainment zone where ethnic family dramedy meets mildly raucous farce.