Rotten
An On the Waterfront wannabe, directed with a heavy portentousness that smothers the drama in a thick sauce of self-importance.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
The Yards
He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.
2000 · 1h 55m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
James Gray
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The Yards
Overview
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Director and cast
- James Gray Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Leo Handler
- Joaquin Phoenix as Willie Gutierrez
- Charlize Theron as Erica Soltz
- James Caan as Frank Olchin
- Ellen Burstyn as Val Handler
- Faye Dunaway as Kitty Olchin
- Steve Lawrence as Arthur Mydanick
- Andy Davoli as Raymond Price (as Andrew Davoli)
- Tony Musante Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Rotten
I can't remember when a film so well-acted and so well-rendered visually was also so oppressive to sit through.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
A sensitive, intelligent and ambitious variation on the traditional going-straight story.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
The only thing the movie lacks is a pulse.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
There's an old-fashioned steadiness that reminds me a bit of the old James Cagney pictures. And that sort of thing still works pretty well.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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