It's 1982. The dedea brothers from staten island are determined to catch rocky part three. They worship stallone. And they work in dad's restaurant which is going under. The local kingpin frankie larocca won't lend the owner any more cash, so it's about to sink. Larocca is played by cannavale, one of the few names i recognize, from will and grace,. Cannavale has won two emmies. Anthony dedea wants to tell a girl he loves her, but she's seeing someone else. Did audiences really interact with the film like that back in 1982? Not in my neighborhood. But maybe i lived a sheltered life. Much time spent watching the audience members showing emotions.... close-ups on faces, tears rolling down cheeks. About halfway through the film, the neighborhood bully pulls a fast one on anthony, and makes him look like a jerk. So now everyone is mad at anthony and his friend dov. Naomi watts is in here as marie. A subplot of one of the guys who likes to dress up in women's clothing, and finally accepted by his mother. At the same time, something strange is going on with frankie's thugs.... did someone spike their food? So many subplots, it's more complicated than it needs to be. They could have dropped a couple of the storylines. Written and directed by james demonaco, probably most well known for the purge films. Gets a little trippy and spacey at times. The point seems to be people getting beaten up (or not) for all various reasons. Doing the right thing. I guess. It's entertaining.
Review of This Is the Night
