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The third film in writer-director-actor Edward Burns's "Long Island Trilogy" is in some ways the slightest of the three, and that's a blessing and a curse. By keeping things spare, Burns is able to focus on the simple, honest humanity of his story, which centers on the emotional dilemma of Claudia (Lauren Holly), a small-town waitress whose engagement to blue-collar Michael (Jon Bon Jovi) is challenged when old flame Charlie (Burns) returns after an extended absence. Their shared history
Jan 1, 1998 Wide
Sep 17, 1999
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A minor moody character study, Burns' third film is a misguided foray into the woman's picture, only partially evoking the dead-end-small-town life of a working-class waitress (Lauren Holly, Burns' girlfriend)
Pretentious, phony melodrama about blue collar lovers
A bummer of an effort Ed
It is only natural that Burns would want to turn his attentions to something more serious. He should stick to comedy.
Despite its thinness, No Looking Back is a step forward for Burns. Let's hope he takes the title to heart.
Explores the ways relationships can serve as spurs to personal growth and transfomation.
What a good cast this movie has from Ed Burns and Lauren Holly. No Looking Back gives a realistic glimpse into an everday group of friends in a small sea side town in NJ.
January 26, 2008
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Any movie that uses Springsteen to help tell its story immediately gets on my good side, but director and star Edward Burns' final film in his three-part ode to Long Island would have won me over even sans The Boss.
July 22, 2007
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