Joe (Sam Witwer) returns to his old Chicago neighborhood after a failed attempt at living in California. He wants to get back with his old girlfriend (Vanessa Vander Pluym) and join his uncle's Dom (Armand Assante) crime organization. The film interjects people talking about the old days.
By the dialouge, the film is supposed to have two themes. One is that in desperate times, desperate men do desperate things. The second is that being in the organization is not glamorous as it is seen on TV. With DNA testing, cell phones, 911 calls etc. things have changed as Uncle Dom claims to be a dinosaur and attempts to talk Joe out of it. Oh yes, there is a third theme of reoccurring themes, from which we get the title.
The film failed to develop the themes to the fullest while concentrating on Joe, a shallow character attempting to be deep. The film leans more toward a drama than a crime thriller. It is also listed as a "comedy" which consists of old stale jokes that are meant to be part of the character development and not humorous.
Might be worth a rental to mafia film fans.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, brief sex scene, no nudity.
By the dialouge, the film is supposed to have two themes. One is that in desperate times, desperate men do desperate things. The second is that being in the organization is not glamorous as it is seen on TV. With DNA testing, cell phones, 911 calls etc. things have changed as Uncle Dom claims to be a dinosaur and attempts to talk Joe out of it. Oh yes, there is a third theme of reoccurring themes, from which we get the title.
The film failed to develop the themes to the fullest while concentrating on Joe, a shallow character attempting to be deep. The film leans more toward a drama than a crime thriller. It is also listed as a "comedy" which consists of old stale jokes that are meant to be part of the character development and not humorous.
Might be worth a rental to mafia film fans.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, brief sex scene, no nudity.