Director Michael Corrente and screenwriter Terence Winter don't miss a cliché, but they spin them smartly.
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05/18/07
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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
Though there's little original about Brooklyn Rules, it's an engaging tale of lifelong friends navigating the 'hood, dodging crime, and finding their places in the real world.
05/18/07
Once you get beyond the surface clichés, there's truth and sincerity in the dialogue and performances.
05/18/07
Top CriticVivid work by Alec Baldwin as a brutal Gambino crime family captain isn't enough to justify the sub-Scorsese stylings of Michael Corrente's Brooklyn Rules.
05/18/07
Top CriticThough the three friends at the center of the story don't always look or sound smart, the movie does both.
05/18/07
Top CriticThe friends, the neighborhood, the loyalty, the bloodshed, Alec Baldwin playing a bad-ass wise guy... feel free to stop me when all this stops sounding familiar.
05/18/07
Director Michael Corrente’s borough-specific details and Sopranos writer Terence Winter’s well-drawn characters alchemize oft-used ingredients into a satisfying meal.
05/18/07
Too many clichés and not enough energy have come along for the ride.
05/18/07
...an entertaining buddy film blessed with sharp, often funny dialogue and solid performances from its principal cast...
05/18/07
Prinze Jr., Caan and Ferrara forge such believable bonds of friendship that even though the film they're in is pure derivation, it becomes enjoyable to watch.
05/17/07
If Winter had an extraordinary youth, it eludes Brooklyn Rules, another generic memory piece in which the now-successful writer takes us on a thinly veiled tour of the burger joints, bowling alleys and faces from his formative grunge years.
05/17/07
Top CriticHow many sophomoric insults can three Brooklyn teens hurl in five minutes? About 894.
05/17/07
As a longtime writer on The Sopranos, Terence Winter has steered clear of most of the hoary organized-crime clichés. Instead, he's poured them all into director Michael Corrente's anemic urban drama.
05/15/07
This is an enjoyable, well-written, finely acted and strongly directed movie.
05/14/07
The mix of autobiographical texture and authentic mobster minutiae puts it over and then some.
05/14/07
Top CriticA blatant Scorsese knock-off with a few Godfather and A Bronx Tale flourishes thrown in for good measure.
05/02/07
Edgy and insightful - with the subtle shadings of a watercolor.
04/25/07
A thoughtfully satisfying form of non-mob drama is in store for the more serious filmgoer with the exclusion of Scorsese-like episodes of butchery.
04/18/07
A surprisingly strong feature about lifelong buddies, one taking the high road to college and law school while two others are drawn into the life of wiseguys.
03/27/07
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