- Studio: Lions Gate Films
- Release Date: Oct 6, 2000
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- Summary: The captivating and emotionally-charged story of a lovable loser in pursuit of his dream on Staten Island. (Lions Gate Films)
- Director: Raymond De Felitta
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 26 out of 28
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It's the kind of small but amazing character study (think ``Marty'') that film lovers yearn for while griping that this type of picture no longer gets made. Turns out it does.
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80The epitome of the small, character-driven film that the indie movement was supposed to champion before it became a hip mirror of the Hollywood star system.
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80A sentimental slice of 1950s Italian-American life that doesn't soft-pedal its characters' simmering prejudices within their insulated community, or pander to their dreams of getting out.
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40Bighearted and wistful, but with no fresh spin or anything new to say.
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[Anonymous]9Very appealing flick.
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