SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
Crwthod
A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
rosebud51868
The least the maker of the "Philly mob" movie could have done was made some of it in Philly!!! This movie was a joke! Guess they are from California, they have no idea what the Philadelphia area is about! This was a living disgrace and the maker should be ashamed of himself! It is a shame that people will actually think that Pittsburgh is Philly. The two cities are nothing alike. Not that there is anything wrong with Pittsburgh, it's just not Philly. The best part of this movie was James Marsden, yummy. I just think that the people of Philadelphia should have spoken up, this was horrific. And to be compared to Goodfellas is the biggest joke that I have heard in a very long time!!!
lastliberal
Basic story here is one of situational ethics.This is the kind of thing that the right-wing nut-jobs on radio and TV decry except when it is used to do things like fight drugs or find terrorists.In this movie James Marsden plays a returning Desert Storm vet that got in trouble and is used by the government (Brian Dennehy & Leo Rossi) to rejoin his brother and friend (Giovanni Ribisi and Brad Renfro) to infiltrate the Philadelphia mob and bring down the drug lord. Torture and murder are government-approved for this purpose.Marsden and Ribisi do excellent jobs here, and this is the best work I have seen by Piper Perabo. It even has a cameo by Tommy Lee, which would have been much better is it was Pamela instead.
allenk752
Yes, over. Giavanni Ribisi "over"acts terribly. All the characters are "over"wrought." The dialogue is cliché-ridden and "over"written. There is an "over"abundance of "guest stars" like Val Kilmer (slumming in one quick scene) and Dennis Hopper (two scenes). To be fair, there are a couple of tense scenes and it was fun seeing rocker Tommy Lee mumbling his lines. But everyone is this movie is either a killer or a moron, resulting in a story in which there's really no one to root for. You too will be glad when this movie is "over."Rating: 4/10
Sunee161
Funny....in the opening subtitles, I saw Phildelphia, 1984.In case you didn't know this movie was supposed to take place in Philly at 10th & Wolf! Being from South Philly I NEVER saw mountains in the background while hanging on Wolf street when I was a kid! If a movie is supposed to be called Times Square wouldn't you expect it to be filmed in NYC!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 & Wolf is in Philly the last time I checked! And well done to the editing crew for leaving in several ads using a Pittsburgh area code. I think you meant 215, or perhaps 610, or 484, or even 267? You may want to spend a few minutes in the location you're basing an entire movie on next time around. Bottom line:Location = not even close. Ridiculous. Clichés = plentiful (right down to a clown singing the godfather theme...c'mon people) Cameos: ulch. Tommy, you should've stuck with drumming.Even if there was anyone in the South Phily mob around in 1984, they probably wouldn't be slugging down cosmopolitans, either.Thanks for the laughs. I'd really like the last 107 minutes of my life back.
