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Bobby G. Can't Swim
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- Summary: A raw New York street drama about a small-time coke dealer in Hell's Kitchen.
- Director: John-Luke Montias
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 2 out of 8
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Mixed: 5 out of 8
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80Gutsy, unconventional, bursting with raw urban energy, this surprisingly suspenseful drama portrays New York Hell's Kitchen residents whose lives are governed by the immutable circumstances of their tawdry existence.
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60Montias's script lacks surprises -- Still, the minor figures surrounding him (Bobby) -- from teenage Puerto Rican beauties to a mobster's middle-aged groupie -- form a gritty urban mosaic, and Bobby's wanton energy is utterly convincing.
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Manages to distinguish itself with a strong central performance and a mostly low-key approach to the subject matter.
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30The movie rarely overcomes its terminal Scorsese- and Ferrara-isms, or fulfills the promise, evident in the film's early passages, that Montias might be a fine observer of local color with his own unique stories to tell.
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