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A Bronx Tale (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 26
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Robert DeNiro stars in his directorial debut as Lorenzo Anello, a dutiful father and blue-collar bus driver from the harsh New York City borough of the Bronx whom tries desperately to keep his son... Robert DeNiro stars in his directorial debut as Lorenzo Anello, a dutiful father and blue-collar bus driver from the harsh New York City borough of the Bronx whom tries desperately to keep his son Calogero from surrendering to the temptation of organized crime. When Calogero witnesses Mafia kingpin Sonny (Chaz Palminteri) commit murder, he decides to honor the "code of the streets" and offers no information to the cops when interrogated. Consequently, a friendship is forged between Sonny and Calogero, and--against his father's wishes--the young man joins the Mafia. Calogero respects his father, though can not seem to shake his new lifestyle, but when push comes to shove it is his father who must confront the mob and save his son's life, leaving Calogero to re-examine the magnitude of his father's honest work ethics. [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Francis Capra, Lillo Brancato
Starring: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Francis Capra, Lillo Brancato, Joe Pesci
Director: Robert De Niro
Director: Robert De Niro
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Reviews for A Bronx Tale
It's the moralistic tenor of A Bronx Tale that's ultimately most off-putting.
De Niro's feature directorial debut is not a second-tier Scorsese film. Though telling a familiar coming-of-age story, it finds a new angle in depicting the irrational and subconscious origins of racism.
It paints a fairly accurate and hard-hitting picture of the racial tensions of the times, but it still glamorizes the gangsters with too much love.
De Niro proves to be just as much a force behind the camera as he does in front of it. A superb debut - a gripping movie.
De Niro proves to be just as much a force behind the camera as he does in front of it. A superb debut - a gripping movie.
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