Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri
This is the story of a pivotal summer on the hot, sweaty, violent streets of Astoria, Queens--a summer that changed only Dito Montiel, but the lives of everyone around him. Torn between is ill father,...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007
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Stats: 3,175 reviews
Flixster Reviews (3,175)
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August 18, 2009I really didn't care for this movie. There was absolutely no point to it. Sure there were lots of good actors, but it didn't help the movie much.
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March 25, 2009the acting in this one was fantastic. the story was fairly pointless and you cant really connect with the characters, really just a well acted movie about random kids that are not all that different from most of us. the direction was the most interesting part. a debut for this...( read more)
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November 9, 2008An autobiographical film from first timer Dito Montiel which is dramatic and character driven. The film offers a penetrating raw and gritty look into living life in a threatening environment, escaping that environment and what it's like to come home again. Well scripted and bri...( read more)
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October 28, 2008Shiftless tough teens learn life's bitter lessons on the mean streets of New York. With Chazz Palminteri, Robert Downey Jr. and a cast of exciting fresh faces, it's well acted, etc., but adds little to the genre.
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September 15, 2008Here is a film that we have seen so many times before. Man looks back on his life while trying to fix relationships in the present. Although this is handled extremely well with some excellent editing which brings a new life to scenes that may seem repetitive it just isn't that in...( read more)
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November 14, 2009It was quite hard to get into but once i did it was watchable,if i had to describe it using one word i would chose the word "average".
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November 10, 2009I can really relate to this movie. Its great to know that you are surrounded by the greatest people even if we dont always realize it at first once things start getting rough our true friends and family are the people who stick around. I definately can relate to what he says in t...( read more)
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November 2, 2009An emotional account of the life of a young man troubled by his surroundings and where he fears his life will end up. Shia LaBeouf is the star of this film, although the performances of Robert Downey Jr. and Channing Tatum are equally valid.
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October 29, 2009You'll enjoy this movie if you give it a chance after the first 30 minutes or so, and if you're a Robert Downey Jnr fan or can relate to going back home after growing up in a difficult area. A bit of an arty one this. A kind of coming of age drama set in the 80's about a young g...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
November 17, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
October 12, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The fractured narrative, with its era shifts, its talking-head soliloquies, and screenplay-style subtitles, gives an edgy, artsy pulse to what is essentially a well-honed exercise in nostalgia. full review
September 28, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Dito Montiel's autobiographical tale is so full of life and feeling that the screen can hardly contain it.
September 15, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be Eric Roberts. full review
Comments
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May 18, 2008hello im from mexico and i see the movie and its espectacular and i want the name of the first song of the trailer please xoxo
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August 2, 2007Acting alone cannot save a movie from bad editing. I really wanted to like this movie, and on some levels I did. The acting was well done, the story was inviting, and the characters were likable. But overall the editing made this movie almost unwatchable. The flow between past and present was usually blurred, leaving the viewer confused and annoyed. Overall this movie was OK. Nothing too spectacular or gritty.. Leaving you feeling a bit detached from the story and not really caring about the outcome of the movie.
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February 20, 2007Been following this movie for months, and tis coming out on March 2nd for us, Can't Wait! :D
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