A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
A hellish and unconvincing celebration of badda-bing-ness.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
22 Aug 2006
rotten:
Bobby Moresco, who cowrote Crash and coproduced Million Dollar Baby, makes an undistinguished directing debut, assembling a band of actors who know but two modes: simmering rage and over-the-top histrionics.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
18 Aug 2006
rotten:
A mix of the first half of Donnie Brasco, the last 20 minutes of A History of Violence and a couple of episodes of I Love the'90s.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
18 Aug 2006
rotten:
The movie doesn't miss a cliche, ineptly lifting liberally from The Godfather and GoodFellas, among other classics.