Pros: Gritty characters, inner emotional layers Cons: Doesn’t break any new ground, doesn’t try to.
In honor of Ted Demme’s passing today (he died at the age of 38 after playing a game of basketball) I felt I should review one of his best movie’s to date (since I’ve already reviewed Blow) that being Monument Ave.
Pros: Good cast and good acting Cons: No story line, not a good mob movie
What Bunk!!!
This movie was billed as a great mob movie,in the tradition of "GoodFellas". How could they mention this trash in the same breath as a great mob film as GoodFellas. Come on!!!
Why this movie sucked:
1)These Irish...
Pros: Realism, if that's what you like Cons: Realism, if that's NOT what you like
I went to see Monument Ave. for the same reason I saw Good Will Hunting: the accents. Having moved to Indiana after spending the first 24 years of my life on the Massachusetts coast, I couldn't miss the opportunity to see a film that, much like the...
Pros: Great cast and great script. Very dark and depressing. Cons: None.
MONUMENT AVE: Drama. Denis Leary (as Billy) is perfectly cast in Ted Demme's "Monument Ave.", a stunningly dark (both visually and subject-wise) film about a pathetic group of friends who are part of a car thievery ring in an Irish-American,...
Pros: Gripping and violent, most importantly, South & North Bostonians will agree, its true. Cons: too short
This movie is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The actors aren't really that famous, I mean besides Martin Sheen and Denis Leary the cast doesn't have many known actors. Ted Demme directs this gripping movie which takes place in Charlestown, a...
From critically acclaimed director Ted Demme (Beautiful Girls) comes Miramax Home Entertainment s Monument Ave., a compelling drama about love, loyalt...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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