Directed by:
Michael Caton-JonesScreenplay:
Ken HixonCinematography:
Karl Walter LindenlaubComposer:
John MurphyCast:
Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe, George Dzundza, Patti LuPone, Anson Mount, Brian Tarantina, Drena De Niro (more)Plots(1)
When a respected New York homicide detective (Robert De Niro) discovers the prime suspect in a murder case is his estranged son (James Franco), he is forced to return home to the decaying boardwalks of Long Beach, Long Island to confront the darkness of his past. During the course of the investigation, he realizes that his failures as a father - and his unresolved anguish about the painful estrangement - have deeply influenced his son's life, and he must put his own life on the line in order to do right by both his family and his profession. (official distributor synopsis)
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Robert De Niro only delivers his acting standard, which is indeed very solid, but his typical style is only seen once throughout the entire film, and that’s quite little. The other actors tend to overact, which is partially the fault of the screenwriter. Even experienced director Michael Caton-Jones, who usually maintains a solid pace in his films, did not quite succeed here. The film drags on quite boringly, the dialogues are slow, there’s not much of a drive to speak of, and practically there are no action scenes.
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The psychology in City by the Sea is too simple and the film is too chatty. The actors perform more with their mouths than with their eyes. And it’s needlessly long. The story could have been told in eighty minutes as a TV family drama.
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