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Where God Left His Shoes

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Where God Left His Shoes (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:6

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 12, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Where God Left His Shoes is the story of Frank (John Leguizamo), Angela (Leonor Varela), and their two children. When they are evicted from their New York City apartment, they have no choice but to... Where God Left His Shoes is the story of Frank (John Leguizamo), Angela (Leonor Varela), and their two children. When they are evicted from their New York City apartment, they have no choice but to move into a homeless shelter. After a few difficult months, a glimmer of hope arrives on Christmas Eve: a nearby housing project has an apartment available immediately. The catch is that Frank needs a job in order to qualify. While the rest of the city prepares for Christmas, Frank and his ten-year-old stepson, Justin (David Castro), roam the cold streets of the city trying to find a job by day's end so that they have a home on Christmas morning. --© IFC Films [More]

Starring: John Leguizamo, Jerry Ferrara, Adriane Lenox

Starring: John Leguizamo, Jerry Ferrara, Adriane Lenox

Director: Salvatore Stabile

Director: Salvatore Stabile
Screenwriter: Salvatore Stabile
Studio: IFC Films

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you won't get much out of Where God Left His Shoes other than an appreciation of the fact that you have a home for the holidays.

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11/17/09
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

Although the situation feels slightly contrived... the script is bang on.

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07/04/09
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

With a more organic and imaginative screenplay, Where God Left His Shoes could have been much more emotionally resonating and powerful.

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01/31/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Where God Left His Shoes is a holiday miracle - a gritty tale about homelessness that's neither sappy nor sentimental

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12/23/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
PajamasMedia

Writer-director Salvatore Stabile keeps his affecting story hurtling forward with such grit and integrity it's easy to forgive its loaded setup and occasional lapses in detail and logic.

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12/19/08
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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The acting, the on-the-fly atmosphere (the film was shot quickly), and Leguizamo’s increasingly urgent hustle are deeply evocative, but parts of the movie are almost too painful to endure.

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12/15/08
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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This film needs more than God’s Nikes to resonate with an already economically downtrodden filmgoing populace.

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12/10/08
Drew Toal
Drew Toal
Time Out New York

Stabile, a Brooklyn native with a resume in TV production, knows how to line up a permit and scout out perfect South Brooklyn Italian manors and melancholic intersections. He gets interesting scenes, too.

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12/10/08
Nick Pinkerton
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Village Voice
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Writer-director Salvatore Stabile has a good eye for the details of hard-luck ordinariness, and he sketches believable family bonds with a minimum of flourish.

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12/10/08
Lisa Schwarzbaum
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