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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.
Theatrical Release:2007-05
Box Office: $241,925
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
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Reviews for Brooklyn Rules
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 3/10 |
Should you see this '80s mafia drama? Fugeddaboudit. Full Review |
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Top cast delivers terrific characterisations, with all three leads showing deep talents, as does Mena Suvari in a small and thankless but important role. Full Review |
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2/5 |
a fuzzy film sporting more bad Brooklyn accents and mob-movie cliches than Knockaround Guys which, all things considered, is hard to do. Full Review |
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A sometimes funny, occasionally maudlin coming-of-age dramedy that wants to be Goodfellas but might have been called Mild in the Streets. Full Review |
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2/6 |
Aggressively derivative. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
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.
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2.5/5 |
Whether 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. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
If we were playing by mob rules, this movie would get the 'slicer' treatment for trying to impersonate a Scorsese picture. Full Review |
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.5/5 |
Absolutely nothing to recommend the film as anything other than a sagging collection of predictable clichés and brain-numbing boredom. Full Review |
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Brooklyn Rules doesn't exactly rule, but fans of the cast will find much to enjoy. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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Against all odds, it remains surprisingly watchable. Full Review |
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2/4 |
...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. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Singularly unoriginal, full of clichés and tough-neighborhood set pieces tied together with GoodFellas-style voice-over narration. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Brooklyn Rules is a watchable flick but it's also tired and derivative, which is a shame given the talent involved. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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C+ |
Years after Federal Hill (1994), director Michael Corrente is still doing low-budget Mean Streets knockoffs. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Although yet another set-in-the-80's coming of age film, it's a familiar but affecting story. Full Review |
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It all remains as charming and likable as the mutt that Bobby adopts, and the genuine New York locations sure beat Toronto. Full Review |
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Brooklyn Rules has enough heart and personality to freshen what could easily be construed as stale cannoli. Full Review |
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