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Despite the charming principal performances, The Dukes remains little more than an unambitious pet project.
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Davi, who has the kind of handsomely weathered face that has spent a lot of time gazing into the sun, clearly poured his heart into this movie, and it shows. Dec 11, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Davi, who has the kind of handsomely weathered face that has spent a lot of time gazing into the sun, clearly poured his heart into this movie, and it shows.
Moira MacDonald
The sweetness grows cloying by the end, but perhaps that's fitting for a film that's so clearly a labor of love. Nov 21, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The sweetness grows cloying by the end, but perhaps that's fitting for a film that's so clearly a labor of love.
Rafer Guzman
The Dukes may be hard to find on the big screen, but it's worth keeping an eye out for once it reaches DVD. Nov 21, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The Dukes may be hard to find on the big screen, but it's worth keeping an eye out for once it reaches DVD.
James Berardinelli
Here's the little movie that could, a potent directing debut for actor Robert Davi. Nov 19, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Here's the little movie that could, a potent directing debut for actor Robert Davi.
Peter Travers
The old-fashioned story is aided by surprisingly smooth direction, as well as likable performances from Davi himself, Chazz Palmintieri, and a perfectly cast Peter Bogdanovich. Nov 18, 2008 | Full Review…
The old-fashioned story is aided by surprisingly smooth direction, as well as likable performances from Davi himself, Chazz Palmintieri, and a perfectly cast Peter Bogdanovich.
Jokes about a matron at an Italian restaurant and a guy with a thing for fat chicks only take you so far. Nov 14, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Jokes about a matron at an Italian restaurant and a guy with a thing for fat chicks only take you so far.
Kyle Smith
A meager, low-key dramedy. Nov 26, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A meager, low-key dramedy.
Josh Bell
As light as a feather and about as memorable, The Dukes is a pet project all the way, just a lark for Davi and his buddies to star in and screen for one another like a home movie. Nov 26, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
As light as a feather and about as memorable, The Dukes is a pet project all the way, just a lark for Davi and his buddies to star in and screen for one another like a home movie.
Josh Rosenblatt
A lot of love was clearly poured into this project; too bad the results were only so-so. Nov 21, 2008 | Rating: 2/4
A lot of love was clearly poured into this project; too bad the results were only so-so.
Bob Strauss
Between the performances and the nice visual style, the whole feels greater than the sum of its plot points. Nov 20, 2008
Between the performances and the nice visual style, the whole feels greater than the sum of its plot points.
Andy Klein
Although it would be great to see Chazz Palminteri break out of the usual tough guy roles and Robert Davi break through into a successful career of writing and directing, this is not the film that does either. Decent viewing for the family but neither th Nov 17, 2008 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Although it would be great to see Chazz Palminteri break out of the usual tough guy roles and Robert Davi break through into a successful career of writing and directing, this is not the film that does either. Decent viewing for the family but neither th
Ron Wilkinson
Essentially a vanity project, a budget Ocean's 11 for Davi and his pals to sing some doo-wop tunes and ham it up. Nov 14, 2008 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…
Essentially a vanity project, a budget Ocean's 11 for Davi and his pals to sing some doo-wop tunes and ham it up.
Edward Douglas
Great film. Congrads on Robert Davi on making a really good film. The film is better than half of the films that are playing right now. Davi did a great job both directing wise and acting wise. He has a great on screen chemistry with Chazz Palminteri, who is also hilarious in the film. The film kind of reminded me of the movie, The Crew, with Richard Dreyfuss and Burt Reynolds. The Crew was a better film than this. However, I still liked The Dukes and recommend it.
Super Reviewer
As soon as it started, I immediately didn't like it. I think I got to about 37 minutes before I turned it off.
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