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10th & Wolf

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10th & Wolf reviews
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6.6 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 10 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Crime  |  Drama

Written by: Robert Moresco
Allan Steele

Directed by: Robert Moresco

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 18, 2006
DVD: September 19, 2006

Running Time: 110 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some drug content and sexuality/nudity

Starring James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo, Dennis Hopper, Lesley Ann Warren, Tommy Lee, Brian Dennehy, and Val Kilmer

A Philadelphia mob war is the backdrop of 10th and Wolf, a mythic story that tests the boundaries of loyalty versus betrayal, good versus evil, innocence versus corruption. (ThinkFilm)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

63

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The narrative is cluttered with backstory, and the endless digressions overwhelm the efforts of a generally strong cast.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

At this late date, filmmakers who draw inspiration from the Mafia had better have a whole new angle to offer. Otherwise, they'll end up with a movie like 10th & Wolf.

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50

Variety Ronnie Scheib

A lackluster actioner.

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50

The New York Times Stephen Holden

The characters never transcend the clichés embedded in the culture since "The Godfather."

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50

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

A routine mob thriller.

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42

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

It isn't exactly a waste of time, but anyone who's seen a mob movie or TV show in the past 30 years has pretty much seen 10th & Wolf.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Solid cast notwithstanding, 10th and Wolf is a generic, direct-to-video-grade gangster movie.

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38

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

"The Godfather" without Brando, "GoodFellas" without Scorsese, "The Sopranos" without Gandolfini - 10th & Wolf is all that, and less.

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33

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

At least Ribisi's fake-cojones histrionics are fun. The rest of this "Donnie Brasco" knockoff, with James Marsden as a Gulf War veteran who goes undercover, is a turgid, ketchup-spattered dud.

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10

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

A hellish and unconvincing celebration of badda-bing-ness.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jack F gave it a7:
Despite the disappointing ending, 10th & Wolf is a good movie, with a great turn from Giovanni Ribisi. Not the most original movie ever made, but worth a watch.

Ralph E. gave it a5:
Not awful, but not terrific, either. The material was cluttered with too many subplots, so the main story ended up being rather thin. There are a lot of familiar mob movie clichés. Lots of poorly researched elements -- the meat butchers are straight out of 1930s in a 1990s movie. Some actors are badly miscast. But the film has some real high moments, too. As one of the reviewers said, however, there are so many excellent mob movies out there, so if you're going to do a mob movie, and it's sort of half-baked, your effort will seem all the less compelling.

David M. gave it an8:
The cast was the best thing that happened to this movie.

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