West New York

1996
R
1h 26m

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Vincent Pastore and Frank Vincent in West New York (1996)

Tom, an ex-cop who supervises the destruction of old bank bonds at a Jersey City bank, creates a seemingly fool proof scheme to skim some of the bonds prior to their destruction.Tom, an ex-cop who supervises the destruction of old bank bonds at a Jersey City bank, creates a seemingly fool proof scheme to skim some of the bonds prior to their destruction.Tom, an ex-cop who supervises the destruction of old bank bonds at a Jersey City bank, creates a seemingly fool proof scheme to skim some of the bonds prior to their destruction.

Director
- Phil Gallo
Writers
- Steve Bretschneider
- Phil Gallo
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5.7/10

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Director
- Phil Gallo
Writers
- Steve Bretschneider
- Phil Gallo
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Jimmy Vero: [voiceover] My dad always used to say things like "I wonder what's around that corner" or "Hey Jimmy, what d'ya think's at the end of that road?". Yeah, when I was a kid people used to talk like that, used to say those kinds of things, er, just everyday expressions they used. They never really asked themselves, "What's at the end of the road?". When I was a kid I figured people just didn't worry about those things and that made me sad I guess... still does.

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1/10

Yikes!

Grew up and lived in West New York, NJ, and bought this DVD in hopes of finding a pretty good film with personal historical references for me. Not so. Seems they filmed from Weehawken (not West New York), showing the pre-9/11 NY skyline, but that was the high point.

I'm sorry, but the acting, aside from Vincent Pastore, was wooden or unconvincing. The dialogue is rife with the usual "F" expletives, the relationships are all over-wrought, the plot circuitous and irrational, the characters inconsistent ( what's with Frank Vincent cowering, his hands held up in acquiescence as 2 light weight thugs try to scare him? Wasn't this guy an ex-cop?) The "spirituality" of the guitar playing customer is insubstantial and seems more based in the man's past drug abuse than supernatural insight ("be careful!") OMG this is a real stinker!

Moment to remain agog at: the fight scene with Brian Burke and the 4-ton Italian mobster/gorilla is nuts, with a death match ensuing a "don't you touch me," ' "Oh yeah?!" quarrel. Gimmee a Break! As we Jersey-ans say, "fuh-gedd-aboud-dit!" Stick with "Union City," one town south of West New York. At least you get Debbie Harry! Or get down to the Jersey shore with "Atlantic City," as interpretted by Louis Malle.

Ah'm oudda hee-ah. See yuh.