Directed by:
Raymond De FelittaScreenplay:
Raymond De FelittaCinematography:
Vanja CernjulComposer:
Jan A.P. KaczmarekCast:
Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer, Sharon Angela, Alan Arkin, Ezra Miller, Dominik García-Lorido, Curtiss Cook, George Aloi (more)VOD (1)
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Meet the Rizzo's, a family that might get along a lot better if only they could tell each other the truth. Dad Vince is the worst offender. But since the prison guard won't even admit that poker night is in fact acting class, how is he ever going to explain about his illegitimate son? His daughter works as a stripper when she's supposed to be in college, while young Vinnie Jr. has a secret sexual fetish that involves a 24-hour webcam and the family's neighbour. Vinces wife Joyce is the family's rock, but it's been a year since she enjoyed intimacy with her husband, and it's no surprise she thinks poker night spells A-F-F-A-I-R. When former prisoner Tony enters the Rizzo's lives, Joyce begins to suspect that the handsome young Tony isn't who Vince says he is. City Island is a funny, touching and smart family tale about the secrets of the past catching up with the lies of the present, and accepting that nobody's perfect - least of all your loved ones. (Platform Entertainment Limited)
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At first glance, City Island is not a particularly shocking and entertaining tragicomedy, but it's not a dull one either. It probably sounds paradoxical what I wrote, but it felt like it. We are dealing with an abnormal and dysfunctional family in which each member has their own secrets, desires and woes. Each character was well thought out in their own right and fit the actors perfectly like a tailored suit. Even though you could tell from the beginning how things would probably turn out, I was still in mild suspense until the end of the film (What if?). The cast was absolutely perfect, led by Andy Garcia and Ezra Miller. A cool movie that differs from other of its kind in that I'll remember it in the future, and in a good way.
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