Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, James Handy

Two brothers in 1980s New York struggle to escape pasts entangled in Irish vs. Italian gang warfare.

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48% liked it

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29% liked it

14 critics

R, 99 min.

Directed by: Edward Burns

Release Date: October 11, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003

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  • August 8, 2009
    wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that rosario dawson, pat mcnamara, oliver platt, julie hale, malachy mccourt, michael mulheren, james handy, elijah w...( read more)ood, edward burns play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama/thriller movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....its a good movie 2 watch n its really enjoyable...i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were good throughout this movie
  • June 7, 2009
    Good film, sad yet realistic ending.
  • April 14, 2009
    Elijah Wood! An obvious movie choice!
  • December 18, 2008
    really wana see this
  • April 23, 2008
    Rumours surface that Sean Sullivan has been seen around. Believed to have been murdered 3 years earlier. While is brother Francis denys it a local mobster decides to find out the truth and finish the job himself.

    A good film but Elijah Wood was miscast. He doesn't look like...( read more) his brother but more like a son looking for daddy to bail him out.
  • February 23, 2008
    The film does not tell people what is happening very well, and only towards the middle do people get an idea what on earth was in fact happening. Elijah Wood is obviously miscast. Elijah Wood is very unconvincing as Edward Burns' younger brother, in fact he looks more like the so...( read more)n of Edward Burns. Looks, height, age and physique wise they are too different from each other.
  • February 6, 2008
    you really have to just love one of the peeps in the film to apprechiate this...
    otherwise it just won't interest you...
    luckily for me, i heart elijah wood
  • January 21, 2008
    I dunno, it was a decent thriller. Kind've slow though. Very moody. All the language got old real fast, and the way it glorified the catholic church... plus the way they played the one strand of music throughout the whole movie. Elijah Wood looked way too young for his role. It a...( read more)ll adds up to a movie that's not worth seeing unless you have nothing better to do.
  • November 14, 2007
    I love all of Ed Burn's films!!!!

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  • flowerspowers28
    February 6, 2008
    you really have to just love one of the people in the film (Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson etc) to apprechiate this film...
    otherwise it just won't interest you...

    it does have a few surprises though

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