Reviews

I've never been a Ray Romano fan, nor like movies even remotely about sports. However, I do love Laurie Metcalfe, and as an Alabama kid semi-adopted by an Italian family in Queens this one hit home. I'm giving it a 7 only because it will be near impossible to top Moonstruck for NYC Italian families- but this was touching and funny. Most importantly, no Transformers or super heroes, just a realistic family plot. Kudos to all the actors, and Dani was a standout.

I've seen some comments regarding language and the family dynamics- truth be told, this is the reality of an extended NYC Italian family. Don't come expecting a tv sitcom.

I wanted to love this movie, but it fell very flat for me. I've been a huge Bowie fan, having seen him live 12 times in a relatively few short years. This film, which made a lot of news about having access to family archives, consisted of mostly old and previously seen footage of the man himself- coupled with the most simplistic imagery possible. The highlight, as one other reviewer mentioned, was seeing some of Bowie's own artwork. However, having taking someone to the film who has a very middling knowledge of Bowie- none of this is interesting to the average viewer. I truly expected to be moved to tears, based on the preview that had been shown months in advance. What I actually saw felt very flat, Bowie-lite. None of the man's exuberance and sense of humor was to be found, and I was actually glad when the credits rolled.