Synopsis: Tony
Danza takes on the local mob and soon discovers: he ain’t the boss!
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “Family First. Friends Second. The Mob Above All.”
What Did I Learn?:
According to Tony Danza, if you don’t notice a woman’s breasts, “she ain’t got
any”.
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Movie If: You feel the need to watch every movie and PSA Danny Aiello ever did.
Really?: 1) So
wait – Al points a gun at a wounded Danny Parente, and then gets him to confess
to several murders while secretly videotaping him? Um...I’m not exactly Ben
Matlock, but I’m pretty sure that’s inadmissible evidence. 2) Why would a mafia
boss agree to a sit-down interview from a documentary filmmaker, only to blow
her off once she starts asking tough questions? 3) It’s funny how there’s so
much anti-black racism among the Italian-American characters, yet the words: “moulie”,
and “moulignon” are never used.
Rating: Danny
Aiello delivers a good performance in A
Brooklyn State of Mind, but the script is incredibly predictable, and
derivative of so many similar films. Moreover, nothing really happens for long
stretches of the movie, and the protagonist, Al (Vincent Spano) isn’t
particularly likeable. A Brooklyn State
of Mind isn’t quite a bad movie, but it’s far from great. 5.5/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118782/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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