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Director: Michael Corrente
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara, Alec Baldwin, Mena Suvari,
Yo! Ay! Oh! The Italian section of Brooklyn (contrary to the impressions given by Hollywood, the undershirt is not the official jersey of all Brooklyn) has to be most familiar ethnic neighbourhood in the world. These entertaining drama uses this familiar setting and many stock characters, but only manages to find small pockets of originality. The acting is fine, the story interesting and the characters are quite good, but it all just seems too familiar.
Michael, Carmine, and Bobby are lifelong friends, hanging out in 1985 Brooklyn and headed in three different directions in their lives. A lot of time is spent developing their characters and setting up a little story that is partly driven by the local mob boss, Caesar, played by Alec Baldwin. For most of the movie, the characters struggle with the search for love and a career, until something more pressing steps into their lives.
Sopranos writer Terence Winter wrote this movie and its influence, along with past features like Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale run through it to the point of almost making it seem like a clone. For those of us who enjoyed these classics, it is engaging viewing, but doesn’t have much new to offer.
