City By The Sea

City By The Sea
Cast: Robert DeNiro
Studio: Sony
Rating: 5.5/10

The Film Studio Synopsis: New York City homicide detective Vincent LaMarca has forged a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, making a name for himself as a man intensely committed to his work. But on his latest case, the stakes are higher for Vincent – the suspect he’s investigating is his own son, Joey. Vincent and Joey have been painfully estranged ever since Vincent divorced Joey’s mother and left the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island for the anonymity of Manhattan and a successful career with the NYPD. He lives his life in solitude, keeping his girlfriend at arm’s length; the closest relationship he maintains is with his partner, Reg – and Vincent makes sure that friendship stops at the precinct door. As long as Vincent lives in the protection of the present, he doesn’t have to deal with the pain of his past – or his sorrow over his broken relationship with Joey. But this murder investigation is drawing Vincent home to Long Beach, the self-proclaimed “City by the Sea,” where the past has been waiting for him to return. The agonizing memory that has tortured him all his life – the death of his father, a convicted murderer who was executed when Vincent was just a boy – still plagues him. In the course of the investigation, he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced Joey’s life, and the destructive choices he has made. As a cop, Vincent must bring a criminal to justice; as a father he must find a way to save his son. Now he will put his life on the line in order to do right by both his family and his profession.

The Good: The actors are good. Robert De Niro is interesting. Frances McDormand is always good. James Franco steals the show. Ready for the other shoe to drop?

The Bad: The movie is boring. The true story goes as far as a cops junkie son kills a cop. The rest of this story is made up, and not done very well.

Frankly: If you watch do it just to see great actors doing what they are paid to do. Otherwise you’ll be bored to tears.

+ charlie craine


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