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The Yards
2000
Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old who has just been released from .. Read more
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, James Caan |
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| Director | James Gray |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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The Yards
Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old who has just been released from prison and is in need of a job. Leo gets a job working for his uncle Frank (James Caan) in the railway business, where his best friend, Willie (Joaquin Phoenix), shows him how to bribe politicians by day and sabotage the competition's work by night. Almost immediately Leo and Willie run into trouble when they go down to the railway yards to damage their competitor's work. Leo is soon on the run, hunted for a murder that Willie committed.
Gray's THE YARDS shows the obvious influence of Francis Ford Coppola's seminal GODFATHER films as he emphasizes that his characters inhabit two worlds, one that follows the shifting morality of their businesses, the other centering around traditional family life. Aided immeasurably by its outstanding cast, stylish visual sense, and a lush, dissonant score, THE YARDS is a gripping and intensely moving film that fully lives up to its own ambitions.
| Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, James Caan, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn, Steve Lawrence |
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| Director | James Gray |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 20 Mar 2004 |
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A Yard From Brilliance
In short, The Yards is an excellent movie. Echoing such exemplary films as The Godfather, Casino and Carlito's Way, and featuring a sensational performance ... read more »
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Different....
In places, a bit pedestrian and predictable, and in other moments, a brooding and atmospheric masterpiece. Caan is in fine form, as is Whalberg, and this ... read more »
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one to miss
I hoped this film would be good as it has a well known cast. However i was very disappointed with it. It was very slow, dull and i struggled to understand it. I... read more »
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good acting but not for me
I could appreciate the good acting but the story was depressing and slow. The characters mumbled so it was hard to hear what they were saying and so my ... read more »
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The Yards
Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old ...
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