Brooklyn Rules Details

2007

Rated:
60
from 4951 members

Starring	Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan, Mena Suvari
Director	Michael Corrente
Genres	Drama

Brooklyn Rules

BROOKLYN RULES is an outstanding coming-of-age drama set on the mean streets of Brooklyn. In 1974, Michael Turner, Bobby Canzoneri , and Carmine Mancuso are three young friends who like to think of themselves as tough guys. After they find a dead body--and a gun--their lives are in for a change. Eleven years later, Michael (Freddie Prinze Jr.) is working at a deli and studying at Columbia; Bobby (Jerry Ferrara) is a ne'er-do-well who's nervous about proposing to his girlfriend, Amy (Monica Keena); and Carmine (Scott Caan) is starting to do small jobs for the local mob, run by Caesar Manganaro (Alec Baldwin). At school, Michael falls for one of his classmates, Ellen (Mena Suvari), a society girl who sees through his preppie persona and is attracted to his tougher side. Michael wants nothing to do with the mob, but Carmine mistakenly gets him involved with Caesar, jeopardizing his career - and his life.

Starring	Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Jerry Ferrara, Monica Keena, Robert Turano
Director	Michael Corrente
Studio	ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 11 Aug 2008 Production year: 2007
Format	DVD

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Itd be easy to write off this misty-eyed mélange of midlife nostalgia and movie-movie show-offery as bush-league... read more on Time Out
- Mark Holcomb,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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Surprisingly Good!! And it doesn't want to be "Goodfellas"!!,

Quite a few of the movie critic's reviews seem disappointed that this isn't a 'mob' movie. This turned out to be a surprising plus for the me, since we have 'The Godfather', 'GoodFellas', 'Donnie Brasco', 'Mean Streets' and many glorious years of 'The Sopranos' in the can already.

What we have here is an interesting take on the lives of 3 pre-teen thru early adulthood guys who were and remain best friends. The tag of stereotype always strikes me as odd, because these people really do exist. They have little different niches in their lives that shape them differently, but the roots are in their neighborhood's and surroundings.

This just in, apparently there IS a mob presence in inner NYC, and Brookyln in particular. If you live there it permeates around you. A person from the 'burbs' of St. Paul probably never got that punched in the gut feeling from having a 'made guy' just happen to choose the seat next to you in the movies or local bar. Just because this isn't a 'mob' movie doesn't mean the mob is not a character. Some people feel it's allure, some are repelled by it, others have to exist around it.

That is the tipping point for the characterizations in the movie. I liked the performances from all the cast. Freddie Prinze showed he can play a grown up and handled the narration well. While not afraid to bend some rules, he knew he wanted to get to a higher plane in life. Jerry Ferrara (from 'Entourange')saw a smaller circle, but one that included a cute wife, an OK job and his friends. Scottie Caan felt the pull of the mob life and while not jumping in feet first, wanted to give it a try. All the characters felt real to me, and I enjoyed the story telling. Nice jobs by Alex Baldwin and Mena Surari as well.

I felt bad, sometimes sad, kinda happy and bummed out. That's all I'm after in a movie, to care about the characters I'm spending time with, so nice job!!
- - crockery from Belfast
  - Posted 29 Jun 2008 09:49
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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It ain't no goodfellas,but if you like that genre you should enjoy it
- - A customer from Bargoed
  - Posted 30 Sep 2008 13:07
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