The Lords of Flatbush Reviews

The movie is adept at portraying aimlessness, getting at the greasy anomie that was so much a part of that time. But there is a lack of ambition, as if no one involved in creating the film wanted to cut deeper than a little double-edged nostalgia.

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Not too much finesse distinguishes the script, which carries neither warmth nor particular interest for the various characters.

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Like first love, this study of the growing pains of the leather jacket-bobby soxer Brooklyn high school set of 1957 is, by turns, cheerful, confused, juvenile and never fully realized.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

| Original Score: 2/5

| Original Score: 3/5

| Original Score: 3/5

A small masterpiece that places the mood and general ethos of the '50s with absolute precision and total affection.

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Harmless coming-of-age-teen gang pic.

Full Review | Original Score: B

| Original Score: 3/5

| Original Score: 3/5

Affectionately done and thankfully short, since it's episodic.

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The film is a character piece that wanders from place to place with no single impetus, although one gets the feeling that this technique is intentional.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4