Federal Hill

Well... This movie wasn't as bad as I thought it could have been. It ended up being a solid B movie. I liked the story and the acting, they could have done a bit more for the visuals though, and for... Full review

Federal Hill" isn't awful. Shot in black and white on an $80,000 budget, "Federal Hill" is best when it keeps to what it knows: the street rhythms of these despairing toughs. ... Full Review

He thinks Nicky ought to get wise to himself and realize that a guy from Federal Hill and a girl from Brown just don't mix. Maybe Corrente, who is drawing here from his own upbringing, was too close to his material to recognize what was missing; or perhaps his talents simply haven't fully matured. ... Full Review

Regardless, despite a solidly-constructed story line, Federal Hill is among the least innovative or interesting American independent films to come along this year. This is certainly due in large part to a script that is more concerned with a story than with those the story is about, but the weak (and largely inexperienced) cast cannot be completely absolved. ... Full Review

The series of ironic developments at the end of the movie feels a little like movie plotting, yes, but Corrente has set them up well enough to get away with them. This is not a wise thing to do. ... Full Review

The film's weakest elements all have to do with the world beyond Federal Hill.....while Turturro reprises Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy, but Corrente does his best to give them their quirks and flaws, some of which are genuinely effective.....FEDERAL HILL isn't a bad movie..... ... Full Review

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