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A tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.A tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.A tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.
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I saw the negative user reviews and thought, "They could be wrong. I like the actors; I like the genre. This must be better than they're saying"
Nope. They were right. So much wasted potential. It's watchable but the way they tell the story isn't that great and neither is the ending.
Another east coast tough guy / mobster movie but with very little depth.
The acting is good for the most part. As is the filming.
It's just the plot and script takes you nowhere for way too long.
The acting is good for the most part. As is the filming.
It's just the plot and script takes you nowhere for way too long.
This movie is no where near as intense as the trailer makes it out to be at all. Both Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts who are incredible actors and do a great job in this movie. Unfortunately the story is very dull and doesn't really go anywhere.
I've no idea why this has received such poor reviews, I thought it was very good. The acting was great all round and the photography is excellent.. if you like the films of James Gray then you'll probably like this.. worth a watch
It captured the essence of the city better than other movies and I enjoy that. Most movies set in Philly spend time at City Hall etc - where we bring tourists. I can't imagine Matthias Schoenaerts in a car chase - he is more Michael Corleone than Pacino.
Sure its was a slow burn but it was more realistic than most crime movies.
The story isn't original but the resolution at the end is more true to life.
I've wasted 2 hours on worse films
Sure its was a slow burn but it was more realistic than most crime movies.
The story isn't original but the resolution at the end is more true to life.
I've wasted 2 hours on worse films
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- TriviaThis movie is based on the 1991 novel "Brotherly Love" by former Philadelphia reporter, columnist, National Book Award-winner and screenwriter Peter Dexter.
- SoundtracksChildhood: The Opening
Written by Séverin Favriau
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- The Sound of Philadelphia
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(main location)
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- Gross worldwide
- $104,856
- Runtime
- 1h 45m(105 min)
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- 2.35 : 1
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