Rotten
Which is worse? Lame jokes about gays or lame jokes about the mob?
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Overview
A man values his best friend more than anything else in the world. One day he confesses a dark secret from their childhood to his wife, which is overheard by another. Once the secret gets out, the friendship is destroyed.
Director and cast
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Rotten
There's no rhythm or style to any of it, just the dismal feeling that the filmmakers have seen La Cage Aux Folles and The Godfather too many times.
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
Rotten
An overloaded, slow-moving series of predictable jokes and forced situations.
Dave Kehr, New York Times
Rotten
First-timer Coury's fast pace can't outrun Joseph Triebwasser's predictable script, saddled with mobster cliches and queer stereotypes.
Jorge Morales, Village Voice
Fresh
Predictable fun, but fun all the same.
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
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