Maybe you have to be from Bensonhurst and the surrounding area to appreciate this movie fully. I am not, and that may explain why this movie didn't interest me that much. With the impressive line of actors in the movie (both well known and unknown), it should have worked, but it doesn't. The cast tries, but their parts are written to be more or less stereotypes you have seen in countless other movies. Also, the storyline is really garbled; for most of the time it seems to be rambling much about nothing particular, though there are also some plot details that are really murky, as if they were edited out or not filmed in the first place. The biggest problem, however, is that while the movie is supposedly a comedy, it isn't very funny at all. Don't get me wrong, the writing never gets to be annoying or strident in tone, but it is uninspired and lame all the same.
To be fair, director (and co-writer) Paul Morrissey does manage to create some great atmosphere; you can really feel the heat and grit in the air. But in the end, about the only interest the movie manages to generate is having the viewer wonder why the Pepsi corporation though it was a good idea to let the filmmakers make multiple plugs for Diet Pepsi throughout the movie.
To be fair, director (and co-writer) Paul Morrissey does manage to create some great atmosphere; you can really feel the heat and grit in the air. But in the end, about the only interest the movie manages to generate is having the viewer wonder why the Pepsi corporation though it was a good idea to let the filmmakers make multiple plugs for Diet Pepsi throughout the movie.