Even when the film turns serious, the filmmakers can't make up their minds about what kind of movie they're making.
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10/10/02
Knockaround Guys (2002)
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Reviews Counted:97
Fresh:19
Rotten:78
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Well-acted, but it's too derivative.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Matty (Barry Pepper) is the only son of Brooklyn mobster Benny "the Chains" (Dennis Hopper). Considered too sensitive for mob work, but unable to find a regular job, Matty finally gets a chance to... [More]
Starring: Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Barry Pepper, Andrew Davoli
Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Reviews for Knockaround Guys
...a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations.
10/10/02
It's like The Godfather crammed into a sardine tin.
10/10/02
A promising story that's been sloppily put to film.
10/10/02
While certainly no revelation, Knockaround Guys isn’t anywhere near as lousy as the hype would have you believe.
10/10/02
A pale Xerox of other, better crime movies.
10/10/02
It might hold some appeal to undiscriminating fans of the ultra-bland, tough-guys-in -black-doing -dumb-things genre.
10/10/02
If the movie itself doesn't know if it wants to be funny or dramatic, how am I supposed to make the distinction?
10/10/02
Knockaround Guys seems to think that it's a character study, or maybe an all-in-the-Family portrait on par with The Sopranos, but it has no twistiness or intrigue.
10/10/02
Taken as a new-school mobster B-movie matinee, the film has its merits...But this isn’t a picture that will stand up to much scrutiny.
10/10/02
If Oscar had a category called Best Bad Film You Thought Was Going To Be Really Awful But Wasn't, Guys would probably be duking it out with The Queen of the Damned for the honor.
10/10/02
An interesting twist on the Mafia genre, really a rite of passage story.
10/09/02
The inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise, but the only drama is in waiting to hear how John Malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line.
10/08/02
Unless you are in dire need of a Diesel fix, there is no real reason to see it. Wait for video -- and then don't rent it.
10/08/02
A pint-sized 'Goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set, it's not a very good movie in any objective sense, but it does mostly hold one's interest.
10/08/02
The lack of humor pervading the final reels lays bare the unoriginal workings of a plot that could have been camouflaged, or at least forgiven, taken less seriously
10/08/02
...the lack of a fluid storyline prevents the film from ever becoming much more than a showcase for some really fine acting and a lot of clever dialogue.
10/08/02
A tough, funny, entertaining fish-out-of-water tale with a big heart and a lot of telling, realistic detail.
10/05/02
"Sopranos" wanna be's.
10/02/02
Guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets. Some of the characters die and others don't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really, nobody in the viewing audience cares.
09/10/02
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