Staten_Island_(film)

<i>Staten Island</i> (film)

Staten Island (film)

2009 French film


Staten Island (also known as Little New York) is a 2009 crime film written and directed by James DeMonaco[1] in his directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Seymour Cassel as three Staten Islanders whose lives intersect through a crime. Following a very limited theatrical run in New York City, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in December 2009.

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Synopsis

A Staten Island mob boss Parmie is robbed by a septic tank cleaner named Sully, who is friends with Jasper, a deaf deli employee moonlighting as a corpse chopper for Parmie.

Cast

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics.[2][3] The New York Times critic praised the director James DeMonaco for "adroitly weaving violence, absurdity and sentiment, even an environmental consciousness, into a modest, appealing fable",[4] while the reviewer from The New York Daily News blamed him for "wasting a strong cast in silly roles".[5]


References

  1. "Staten Island". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. Webster, Andy (November 20, 2009). "Movie Reviews – Staten Island". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. Neumaier, Joe; Weitzman, Elizabeth (November 19, 2009). "Short movie reviews". The New York Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2021.



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