Wordiezett So much average

Micitype Pretty Good

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Rishi Davass There are only a handful of films I keep on my shelf... films that I come back to year after year. City Island is one of them.It is packed with charm, impeccable humour, likable characters and a great plot.Its one of those films that will keep you hysterically entertained and warm your heart simultaneously! A must see for anyone who enjoys clever story development and outrageous endings....

SnoopyStyle The Rizzos family lives on City Island, in the Bronx. The people on the island are divided into the mussel suckers who comes from somewhere else and clam diggers who are born and bred on the island. Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) is a clam digger, a prison guard, and the father of the dysfunctional family full of secrets. He discovers that prison inmate Tony Nardella (Steven Strait) is actually his illegitimate son. His younger son Vinnie (Ezra Miller) has a fetish feeding fat girls. His daughter Vivian (Dominik Garcia-Lorido) is secretly stripping after getting suspended from college. His wife Joyce (Julianna Margulies) is afraid that their marriage is growing cold. He's actually spending time at an acting workshop taught by Michael Malakov (Alan Arkin). He begins a friendship with fellow acting student Molly (Emily Mortimer). He decides to take Tony on for the next 30 days to build a bathroom in his home.This is an indie about a combative secretive family. It's not really breaking new grounds. It's not that bad either. The actors are generally good. There are a few fun quirky moments. Although I hoped for more. The movie opens with a big production of this unique and special place called City Island. The problem is that I don't see the uniqueness. It would probably help to have relatives other than the immediate family. The movie claims that Vince is born and bred there. It would give the community more of a close-knit feel if he has various wacky relatives on the island.

Pinocchio Groenhout The plot and problem to be overcome is set very clear from the start of the film. The communication problem faced by everybody today and which is responsible for so much pain is a very actual issue in modern times, where we do not listen and our minds are clouded by our own professional struggles and occupations and that is why we need a film to express this issue and provide some hope and this film does not disappoint at reaching this intended goal.Character development is truly prominent and accompanied by already well defined and somewhat comical but tasteful characters. At early stages it seems impossible that any meaningful flow of emotion can occur between the family members and yet it changes in a very believable way. This provides so much hope to people of today struggling to communicate. As a whole the story is constructed very well, with little to say about loose ends, although Vince Jr. remains excluded and the ultimate adhesion of the family could have extended to him so as to indicate to his progression. A last minor critique is maybe the slight discomfort the confrontations may give some viewers, sensitive to verbal insult and argumentation, although the expression of their dysfunction empathy, understanding and confidence was important so as to state the issue, also it is solved by the end of the film, thus it may be excused.The performance of Emily Mortimer as Molly was brilliant, what a lovable character played by a lovable actress. Molly is truly the advocate of expression here and supports the principle and motive of the story as if she could be a poem on her own at the side of the prose(the story).I can truly advise this film to anyone, just sit tight and don't let the arguments put you off, as the character progression justifies any early discomforts and the existence of a true moral and actual lesson makes it all worth while, it gives hope in a time where family relationships are under immense danger from modern day threats.Hats off to Raymond De Felitta and all involved for this well accomplished story, screenplay and performance.

Bene Cumb It is nice when events and persons depicted are not bluntly nice and exemplary, but realistic even at the expense of some exaggeration. I mean, such people do exists, perhaps they do not belong into one family... Nevertheless, witty screenplay and great (Andy Garcia as Vince Rizzo, Emily Mortimer as Molly Charlesworth, Ezra Miller as Vincent "Vinnie" Rizzo, Jr.) and good (Julianna Margulies as Joyce Rizzo Steven Strait as Tony Nardella, Dominik Garcia-Lorido as Vivian Rizzo Alan Arkin as Michael Malakov etc) performances make this comedy drama interesting to follow and with frequent giggling. The Bronx's City Island, where the movie is set, has a kind of supporting part itself, but the name as title is not very inviting as does not even hint about what to expect - especially for non-US viewers. In my opinion, the movie deserves more praise and attention it has obtained so far.A good viewing experience - next to Hesher that I saw recently. Both well recommended!