State Of Grace on DVD (1990)

Average rating: 68%

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5 Critics reviews
20 Members reviews

Starring:	Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro
Director:	Phil Joanou
Studio:	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	128 mins
Certificate:
User collections:	Must see films for you......., Best Organised Crime and Gangster Films, Judas' British, American and Asian Thug Most Wanted, gems, CRIME DOES PAY!
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Thriller
Languages:	English
Hearing-impaired:	English, German
Released:	23/06/2003

Brief synopsis of State Of Grace

Terry Noonan returns to New York's Hell Kitchen after twelve years to find that his old neighbourhood of seedy bars and Irish-American mobsters has been taken over by Yuppies hell-bent on gentrification. Terry's childhood buddies, ruthless gang leader Frankie Flannery and his psychotic brother Jackie, are determined to keep the neighbourhood's tradition of organised -- and extremely violent -- crime alive. Terry joins Frankie's gang and gets back together with his former love, Frankie's sister Kathleen. But as the cops crack down on the Flannery crime ring, it becomes clear that Terry's loyalties are dangerously divided.

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Critics Reviews

Radio Times

Set in New York's Irish quarter, this glowering thriller makes so many blatant bids to be bracketed with the Mob movies of Martin Scorsese that it could justifiably be nicknamed O'GoodFellas. While not up to the Scorsese standard, this is still a cracking crime movie, with gutsy performances from Sean Penn (a worthy heir to De Niro and Pacino), the under-rated Ed Harris and that master of manic malevolence, Britain's own Gary Oldman. Female lead Robin Wright gets slightly lost in the mêlée and director Phil Joanou might have kept the running time down, but it's violent, vibrant and very impressive.

Time Out

While not in the same class as GoodFellas, this saga about Irish-American hoods in Hell's Kitchen during the 1970s is... Read more on www.timeout.com

Rolling Stone

"...Powerful and gripping....A bruising film about divided loyalties..."

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A Treat for Gangster Fans!

Cannibal from kent , 29/01/2004

As gangster films go this is an underrated classic! For a start, there's the cast: Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman (in what is arguably one of his best roles). The plot may sound a little cliched - undercover cop sent to infiltrate old gangster friends - but everything about this film is slick, suspensful and sexy! Occasionally shockingly violent with a sweeping, haunting score (particularly in the final sequence) by Ennio Morricone this film has plenty to recommend it.

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O'Goodfellas

Daniel Adair from Liverpool , 01/05/2005

Gripping storyline about a typical Irish/American mob. Excellent cast with some of my favourites actors in Gary Oldman, Sean Penn & Ed Harris. The plot is a bit formulaic but it never actually detracted from my enjoyment of the film. Oldman plays his usual role as total head the ball and as usual is brilliant. Sean Penn is my current favourite actor. This is an early role but he again pulls off a superb performance. Excellent film.

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Sean Penn is top ten

Fatz from London , 15/06/2005

Sean Penn is amazing in this film - definitely an under-rated actor as I think he is the best actor of his generation. Maybe this is where he met his wife (Robin Wright) on this movie as the electricity between them is palpable. Also great performances from Gary Oldman doing his stock in trade madman and Ed Harris as the head of a crime family. I believe this is also the first movie by director Phil Jonnau who up until then had been making videos - ie., U2.

Loads of action.

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