Federal Hill (1994)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3
No consensus yet.
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Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 492
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A group of friends from a rough, predominantly Italian-American neighborhood consider their future in surroundings dominated by petty crime in this drama. Nicky (Anthony DeSando) and his pals grew up together in the Federal Hill section of Providence, Rhode Island, where Nicky makes ends meet by dealing cocaine and stealing cars. His best friend Ralphie (Nicholas Turturro), who works in construction, is prone to wild mood swings and has a dangerous penchant for breaking into the homes of local
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Cast
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Nicholas Turturro
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Anthony De Sando
Nicky -
Michael Raynor
Frank -
Robert Turano
Joey -
Jason Andrews
Bobby -
Libby Langdon
Wendy -
Frank Vincent
Sal -
Michael Corrente
Fredo -
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Corrente's handling of class divisions (one of the heroes starts seeing a Brown University senior he sells cocaine to) and the body language of the performances keep things fresh.
Top CriticProducer-director-scripter Michael Corrente manages to bring freshness to basically derivative material in Federal Hill, thanks to a number of excellent performances and some evocative black-and-white images of a world he knows intimately.
Federal Hill is lively and likable, a first film with the kind of swift action, clever dialogue and clear-cut characters that suggest an expert director's touch.
Federal Hill has sincerity on its side and a fair degree of authenticity.
There is nothing terribly different or exciting about what he shows us; the film is gripping in a conventional, formulaic way.
The movie has a good ear for the way the characters talk, dress, move and live; it's another Italian-American slice-of-life, well acted and directed.
Federal Hill is like Scorsese's Mean Streets of Rhode Island, with the same focus on male camaraderie, its merits and its price.
There are lots of admirable things about Federal Hill, starting with Richard Crudo's sparkling black-and-white cinematography
What sets this film apart is authenticity.
As a first film this low-budget, semi-autobiographical crime film is polished and has some interesting moves that make the familiar aspects seem a little fresher.
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