This movie was so horrifically bad, so terribly acted, so embarrassing to watch, that is was actually good. I got a great laugh out of it.
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I have to agree, I only caught the last 30 minutes or so but boy I wish I saw this train wreck from the beginning. Tony Luke has got to be the worst actor Ive ever seen. The man is just bad, stick to the cheese steaks pal. Even though I think you suck at that too. Only good steak I ever got in Philly was at Jims.
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you guys really thought this was bad? It was a great movie but opinions are just that opinions, the acting was kind of shaky but it was not bad at all.
shareI laughed at the predictable cliches:
-Street corner full of prostitutes to signify decay of hood, check.
-Wife beating, alcoholic dad, check. Old star athlete seeking redemption for blowing it, etc, etc,
However, the oddest thing about this film was the quality of the acting and photography. At first I thought this was a bargain bin film shot on a camcorder with the bad lighting and all, but then William Forsythe appears, and then Tony Danza, and you're like wait a minute, there might be a good film here, but oh wait, the Philly steak guy is the lead actor and hero, and the child actor is one of those bad stage-type overacting kids; not good. Shouldn't the boxer who spends 8 years in the joint have come out super buffed, instead of with a big beer gut? At another point, the camera man does one of those fancy Scorcese/Spike Lee shots where the actor is on a dolly, going slow-mo through the room, but the video-like quality diminishes the shot as well as the overall mood of the film. Sure the material was predictable, but in better hands and with a real actor in the lead, it might of worked, just look at Mickey Rourke's, The Wrestler.
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Hey Dean Moriarty1, Jim's uses horse meat so look out. John's Roast Pork best cheese steak in town. Ard Tard
shareI liked the movie, but I was drunk when I watched it.
It could have been a good decent movie, but far too much stereotyping and Clichés destroyed it.
Funniest part was Joey the flabby boxing in the ring, second funniest part was killing the Mexican guy with a 4 inch nail (but 2 inches was still sticking out!).
I like the stereotypes, especially the alcoholic wifebeating Mexican who was late on the rent.
shareIn my opinion, while the movie was not exactly a masterpiece, it wasn't that bad either.
I gave it 7/10, also as an encouragement to young Paul Orrantia ("Jesus") who performed very well.
But frankly, towards the end, when the abusive father almost beats the boy to death, Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 (also known as "The Moonlight Sonata") in the background totally ruins the scene.
I am from Philly and liked the film. Far from a masterpiece but it held my attention and I felt like i cared about the characters. I think whoever made the film was a big Rocky fan, lots of cliches but there are people who really act like that, I've met many of them.
shareDayanara Torres was nice to look at though.
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