Rotten
Francois Velle's local crime drama is so earnest, it feels unkind to tell the truth -- which is that we've seen this story, told in just this way, too many times before.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
The Narrows
He's got to get out, if he's going to get ahead.
2008 · 1h 47m · R Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Narrows
Overview
A 19 year old Brooklyn boy who is torn between two worlds when his photography portfolio wins him a partial scholarship to NYU. He must figure out how to balance his Italian neighborhood roots with the expansive, sophisticated world on the other side of the East River. Based on Tim McLoughlin's novel "Heart of the Old Country".
Director and cast
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27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Narrows is too riddled with cliches reaching past Scorsese all the way to Cagney flicks to be any more effective than a mowed-down capo.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Until it implodes with preposterous plot manipulations, The Narrows can be appreciated as the film equivalent of a reasonably palatable pasta dish concocted from a familiar recipe and served in a no-frills restaurant.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Imagine Mean Streets with less grit, unconvincing casting and none of Scorsese's tortured Catholic guilt.
Hank Sartin, Time Out New York
Rotten
Serviceably enjoyable, like cold pizza but little more.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
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