IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

Register | Log In | What is RT?
It's our 10th birthday, so you get presents!
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
 
MOVIES / ON DVD / UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE
Under Hellgate Bridge

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

Under Hellgate Bridge (2001)

20%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
20 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 2  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4/10

How does the Tomatometer work?

The Tomatometer measures the percentage of positive reviews from Approved Tomatometer Critics for a certain movie.[-]

Runtime: 87 mins

Theatrical Release: May 11, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Two years after he is released from a prison, reformed heroin addict Ryan (Michael Rodrick) returns to Astoria, Queens for the funeral of his youngest brother Jimmy, another junkie who died from a "hot shot" under the infamous Hellgate Bridge. Ryan discovers that his brother, Eddie (Brian... Two years after he is released from a prison, reformed heroin addict Ryan (Michael Rodrick) returns to Astoria, Queens for the funeral of his youngest brother Jimmy, another junkie who died from a "hot shot" under the infamous Hellgate Bridge. Ryan discovers that his brother, Eddie (Brian Vincent), is still using, and is trying to move into the business that killed Jimmy and put Ryan in jail. Adding to Ryan's pain, his ex-girlfriend Carla (Jordan Bayne), who set him up to go to jail, is now married to his adversary, small-time mobster Vincent (Jonathan LaPaglia). Watching Eddie going though the same torture that he once experienced, Ryan is faced with a dilemma: if he leaves, he won't be able to take care of Eddie, but if he stays, his rivalry with Vincent could destroy them all. Shot in the dark of bars, the dim twilight, and overcast greys of morning, UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE lends the impression of a dying city, the death of family, and the end of a way of life. First-time director Michael Sergio has created a very personal film, wrought with the desperation and desolation of the Old West in contemporary New York. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jonathan LaPaglia, Michael Rodrick, Jordan Bayne, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore

Director: Michael Sergio
Producer: Isil Bagdadi
Composer: Stephan Moccio

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 12, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Sergio - Director
  • Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Buy It On DVD

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 11 (sorted by date)
Text View
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
Ratings Image
2/5

No review available.

comment Comment
07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image
42/100

From start to finish, it feels like an amalgam of various other crime movies.

Full Review | comment Comment
04/28/03
David Nusair
Apollo Guide
Ratings Image
C

A hard-edged gangster revenge movie which suffers from a budget too small to enable it to rise to its rightful place as a major crime genre film.

Full Review | comment Comment
01/24/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
Ratings Image
D

It's less than ordinary in every which way.

Full Review | comment Comment
12/25/02
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | comment Comment
05/15/01
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
Ratings Image
N/A

It may not be as epochal a piece of work as Mean Streets, but packs what feels like a real-life punch none the less.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/11/01
Steve Simels
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Ratings Image
N/A

Energetic, earnestly performed and short on nuance.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/11/01
Jan Stuart
Newsday
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

For an updated -- but not revisionist -- version of Dead End or Angels With Dirty Faces or even Mean Streets, you could do worse.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/10/01
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
Ratings Image
1.5/5

The performances are correspondingly overblown and the soundtrack inundated with grandiose choral music and mediocre hard rock.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/10/01
Stephen Holden
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

Robotic acting and outtakes from the Stigmata soundtrack complement the perfunctory plot, while the dialogue indulges massive backstorytelling and desperate iteration.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/08/01
Ed Park
Village Voice
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image
N/A

Seems to be cut from the same cloth as almost every low-budget mobster film.

Full Review | comment Comment
05/08/01
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy
1 - 11 (sorted by date)
Text View
See More Topics...

Related Forums

Click here to be the first to post a message on this forum.

Around the Network

• Under Hellgate Bridge at Rotten Tomatoes
• Under Hellgate Bridge at AskMen
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.