Fresh
Writer-director Salvatore Stabile keeps his affecting story hurtling forward with such grit and integrity it's easy to forgive its loaded setup and occasional lapses in detail and logic.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Where God Left His Shoes
Hope is the Greatest Gift of All.
2007 · 1h 36m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Salvatore Stabile
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Where God Left His Shoes
Overview
When Frank, Angela, and their two children are evicted from their New York City apartment, they have no choice but to move into a homeless shelter. After a few difficult months, good news comes their way on Christmas Eve: a nearby housing project has an apartment available immediately-however, Frank needs a job on the books in order to qualify
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Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The acting, the on-the-fly atmosphere (the film was shot quickly), and Leguizamo's increasingly urgent hustle are deeply evocative, but parts of the movie are almost too painful to endure.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
This film needs more than God's Nikes to resonate with an already economically downtrodden filmgoing populace.
Drew Toal, Time Out New York
Fresh
Stabile, a Brooklyn native with a resume in TV production, knows how to line up a permit and scout out perfect South Brooklyn Italian manors and melancholic intersections. He gets interesting scenes, too.
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
Fresh
Writer-director Salvatore Stabile has a good eye for the details of hard-luck ordinariness, and he sketches believable family bonds with a minimum of flourish.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
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