Corrente's handling of class divisions (one of the heroes starts seeing a Brown University senior he sells cocaine to) and the body language of the performances keep things fresh.
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09/28/07
Federal Hill (1995)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:11
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: When one of two lifelong friends and petty criminals gets a taste of life on the right side of the law, his past threatens to drag him back to--Federal Hill. Winner of the Critics' and Audience... [More]
Starring: Nicholas Turturro, Anthony De Sando, Libby Langdon, Frank Vincent
Director: Michael Corrente
Reviews for Federal Hill
1 - 14 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
There are lots of admirable things about Federal Hill, starting with Richard Crudo's sparkling black-and-white cinematography
09/28/07
Producer-director-scripter Michael Corrente manages to bring freshness to basically derivative material in Federal Hill, thanks to a number of excellent performances and some evocative black-and-white images of a world he knows intimately.
09/28/07
Top CriticNo review available.
07/20/05
What sets this film apart is authenticity.
04/12/04
No review available.
03/05/04
Federal Hill is lively and likable, a first film with the kind of swift action, clever dialogue and clear-cut characters that suggest an expert director's touch.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
01/23/03
Federal Hill has sincerity on its side and a fair degree of authenticity.
06/18/02
There is nothing terribly different or exciting about what he shows us; the film is gripping in a conventional, formulaic way.
02/13/01
Top CriticThough Corrente, who wrote, produced and directed this debut feature, displays a sure, confident hand, his style and sensibility aren't singular enough to make this collection of behavioral details feel original.
01/01/00
With the possible exception of utilizing an atypical location (Providence, Rhode Island's Federal Hill as opposed to New York City or Long Island), there is little in this film that hasn't been done before, and better.
01/01/00
As a first film this low-budget, semi-autobiographical crime film is polished and has some interesting moves that make the familiar aspects seem a little fresher.
01/01/00
The movie has a good ear for the way the characters talk, dress, move and live; it's another Italian-American slice-of-life, well acted and directed.
01/01/00
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