Top cast delivers terrific characterisations, with all three leads showing deep talents, as does Mena Suvari in a small and thankless but important role.
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02/21/08
Brooklyn Rules (2007)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:18
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Brooklyn Rules’ premise is old hat now, but strong performances from Alec Baldwin and the supporting cast are reasons enough to watch.
Synopsis: Written by three-time Emmy winner Terence Winter (The Sopranos), Brooklyn Rules is a powerful story of loyalty, friendship, and sacrifice. Set in Brooklyn circa 1985 against the backdrop of John... [More]
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze, Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara
Director: Michael Corrente
Reviews for Brooklyn Rules
Top CriticShould you see this '80s mafia drama? Fugeddaboudit.
08/22/08
a fuzzy film sporting more bad Brooklyn accents and mob-movie cliches than Knockaround Guys which, all things considered, is hard to do.
12/18/07
A sometimes funny, occasionally maudlin coming-of-age dramedy that wants to be Goodfellas but might have been called Mild in the Streets.
09/22/07
Top CriticAggressively derivative.
09/22/07
However authentic and heartfelt this film’s depiction of life on the meaner streets of the Northeast corridor may be, it doesn’t begin to match The Sopranos' epic vision of violence, class struggle and upward mobility in a barbarous culture.
09/22/07
Top CriticWhether it's read as an exclamation of borough pride or as a set of unwritten laws governing its residents, the movie takes a well-trodden path in chronicling the lives of three Italian American friends, circa 1985.
09/20/07
Top CriticIf we were playing by mob rules, this movie would get the 'slicer' treatment for trying to impersonate a Scorsese picture.
08/03/07
Absolutely nothing to recommend the film as anything other than a sagging collection of predictable clichés and brain-numbing boredom.
08/01/07
Brooklyn Rules doesn't exactly rule, but fans of the cast will find much to enjoy.
07/13/07
Capturing Manhattan's essence is easy. But capturing life inside provincial New York City -- is something that eludes most filmmakers...And now add Brooklyn Rules to the short list of movies that get it right.
07/13/07
Against all odds, it remains surprisingly watchable.
07/13/07
Top Critic...Winter's coming-of-age-in-the-1980s saga is content to rewalk the same mean streets, never ducking into one alley or back room we haven't visited.
07/13/07
Singularly unoriginal, full of clichés and tough-neighborhood set pieces tied together with GoodFellas-style voice-over narration.
07/12/07
Brooklyn Rules is a watchable flick but it's also tired and derivative, which is a shame given the talent involved.
06/22/07
Ah, the nostalgic mob drama. No matter the brutality, the blood, or the sheer fear that shape the memory, movies and TV tend to make life in the mob a growth experience.
05/30/07
Years after Federal Hill (1994), director Michael Corrente is still doing low-budget Mean Streets knockoffs.
05/30/07
Although yet another set-in-the-80's coming of age film, it's a familiar but affecting story.
05/21/07
It all remains as charming and likable as the mutt that Bobby adopts, and the genuine New York locations sure beat Toronto.
05/21/07
Brooklyn Rules has enough heart and personality to freshen what could easily be construed as stale cannoli.
05/19/07
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