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- 2016
- R
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2016
- R
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
Summary A former bookie turned banker with a special gift for memorizing numbers, is unwittingly cast into the forefront of an aging wise-guy's bid for power.
Directed By: Federico Castelluccio
Written By: Michael Ricigliano
- 2016
- R
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
- 2016
- R
- Broad Green Pictures
- 1 h 35 m
The Brooklyn Banker
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Summary A former bookie turned banker with a special gift for memorizing numbers, is unwittingly cast into the forefront of an aging wise-guy's bid for power.
Directed By: Federico Castelluccio
Written By: Michael Ricigliano
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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20% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
32
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Borrowing a few tricks from Martin Scorsese, the film isn’t a slavish imitation but an engrossing and grounded drama. It’s a pity, then, that director Federico Castelluccio, best known as Furio of “The Sopranos,” can’t deliver a powerful conclusion.
With a weak script and underwhelming performances, there’s nothing about the film to latch onto or celebrate, but there’s just enough craftsmanship on display to walk away not feeling like it’s a complete failure.
The film — penned by Michael Ricigliano Jr., a lawyer making his screenwriting debut — never really achieves the necessary dramatic tension despite a surprising climactic plot twist. The dialogue rarely rises above the level of cliché.
Acting chops are occasionally on view — Mr. Sorvino and Mr. Proval play well together — but the plot is weak, the subplots tacked on.
Unfortunately, this low-budget production comes up short in many places: limited performances, barely developed characters, a muddled script. The movie also has a sluggish, lumbering pace, effectively offsetting the paranoid, anxious vibe of Garity's performance.
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