Staten Island 2009

Critics score:
25 / 100

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Andy Webster, New York Times: If Staten Island, New York is an ode to what it calls "the forgotten stepchild of Manhattan," it is a barbed and quirky one. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: The tonal idiosyncrasies may grate early on but things coalesce nicely until the whole thing starts to resemble a diverting short story. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: DeMonaco deserves credit for wanting to do something different. But what starts out as a witty tweak on tired mobster movies eventually collapses into those very same cliches. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: Best is D'Onofrio as a gangster turned environmental activist -- he puts on a white three-piece suit, climbs to the top of a gigantic tree and refuses to come down. Read more

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Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: Throughout, first-time director DeMonaco shows a predilection for white-hot patches of lighting, squeezed close-ups, and actor overindulgence. Read more