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City Island

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

March 19, 2010 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Raymond De Felitta

Starring :

Andy Garcia, Steven Strait, Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer, Alan Arkin, Ezra Miller, Paul Diomede, Carrie Baker Reynolds

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..so frustrating in its contrivances and so dependent on the willfully stupid behavior of its characters..”
by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 5

“..often invokes theoretical acting and the process of performance..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : C-

“..it's not easy to watch the film strain so hard to achieve so little..”
by Brian Orndorf [BrianOrndorf.com]
3 of 4

“..It's not deep or challenging, but it is enjoyable..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..it does contain a fundamental understanding of the rot..”
by Glenn Whipp [LA Times]
“..City Island works best as an actor's showcase..”
by Melissa Anderson [Village Voice]
2.5 of 4

“..City Island reminds you what a charismatic screen presence Garcia can be: Comedy suits him..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
“..A professionally executed farce of the yelling-family variety..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]

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