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Deuces Wild (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 64 Fresh: 2  Rotten:62 Average Rating: 2.9/10
 
Consensus: A forgettable effort that leaves no cliches unturned.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: Scott Kalvert's (THE BASKETBALL DIARIES) tale of escalating gang violence in a Brooklyn Italian-American neighborhood during the summer of 1958 is WEST SIDE STORY without the singing and dancing. Leon (Stephen Dorff) leads the Deuces, a gang he formed to keep "junk" off his Sunset Park... Scott Kalvert's (THE BASKETBALL DIARIES) tale of escalating gang violence in a Brooklyn Italian-American neighborhood during the summer of 1958 is WEST SIDE STORY without the singing and dancing. Leon (Stephen Dorff) leads the Deuces, a gang he formed to keep "junk" off his Sunset Park block after his youngest brother died of a drug overdose. However, his other brother, Bobby (Brad Renfro), is still alive and very hotheaded, and with their greaser gang mates, they keep themselves busy. When the rival gang, the Vipers, look to start a drug business in Deuces territory, Leon goes to Mob leader, Fritzy (Matt Dillon, playing a more senior thug than in his OUTSIDERS/RUMBLE FISH days). He asks for help, but in vain. While Leon worries about a gang war, Bobby chases after pretty, smart-mouthed Annie (Fairuza Balk), who just happens to be the sister of Jimmy Pockets (Balthazar Getty), a coked-up Viper. More trouble brews when Marco Vendetti (Norman Reedus), the drug dealer Leon holds responsible for his kid brother's death, is released from prison. When the big rumble comes, it forever changes the neighborhood in this story of loyalty, violence, and star-crossed love. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Matt Dillon, Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Frankie Muniz

Director: Scott Kalvert
Screenwriter: Paul Kimatian, Christopher Gambale
Producer: Michael Cerenzie, Fred Caruso, Willi Baer

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Jul 1, 2008

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Slow-motion shots of swaggering tough guys punctuate this painfully hackneyed gang drama set in late-50s Brooklyn.

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03/07/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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The script from first-timers Paul Kimatian and Christopher Gambale requires Dillon to say corny things like: 'Bricks don't fall outta the sky in this neighborhood unless I'm throwin' 'em.' Tony Soprano, he ain't.

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03/07/07
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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What died in here, and who can we call to take its carcass away?

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07/05/04
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian
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If it was the intention of Kalvert, Gambale and Kimatian to infiltrate their script with every stereotypical hoodlum cliché from every movie covering Brooklyn bad boys, they were on the money. Too bad their movie isn't.

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02/01/04
Susan Michals
FilmStew.com
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2/5

Tentando desesperadamente se transformar em uma espécie de O Selvagem da Motocicleta do novo milênio (com toques de Amor, Sublime Amor), o filme é esquemático demais, tornando-se artificial e nada envolvente.

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07/14/03
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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2.5/5

With a couple of plot twists and a few powerful performances, Deuces Wild is worth checking out -- but only on home video.

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12/08/02
Heather Wadowski
Film Threat
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I accuse films of being generic and unoriginal on a regular basis, but rarely have I seen a movie so determined to check off every cliché on the list as Deuces Wild.

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09/18/02
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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Astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap. Indeed, none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is Deuces Wild.

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08/05/02
Manohla Dargis
L.A. Weekly
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3/10

Despite its best intentions, Deuces Wild is an empty hand.

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08/03/02
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Both half-hearted and half-assed

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07/03/02
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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1.5/5

It does nothing new with the old story, except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28K modem.

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06/10/02
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs
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Some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations.

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06/07/02
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury
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If they broke out into elaborate choreography, singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands I kept looking for the last exit from Brooklyn.

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06/04/02
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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It hasn't got a clue where it's going, or which movie it wants to copy most.

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05/29/02
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
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A stale drama about two rival white gangs who live across the street from each other.

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05/18/02
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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0/4

A summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie, for that comes through all too painfully in the execution.

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05/17/02
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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1.5/5

All I can say is fuhgeddaboutit.

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05/13/02
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY
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2/5

You'll have a ball with Deuces Wild. Not because it's a well-made and intelligent movie, but because it plays like the world's most straight-faced spoof.

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05/11/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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No cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called Deuces Wild.

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05/11/02
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International
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Although it's tough to identify the movie's worst part, I'd go with the fight choreography ... pure amateur hour.

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05/08/02
Steve Rhodes
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