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Brooklyn Rules
- Review Date: September 17, 2007
- R
- Genre: Drama
- 2007
Common Sense Media says
Predictable mob movie is too violent for kids.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this violent mobster movie isn't meant for kids, despite the fact that it stars Scooby-Doo's Freddie Prinze, Jr. Foul language is non-stop (mostly "f--k," with other swear words and derogatory/racist terms like "queer" and "gook" thrown in for good measure), and frequent mafia violence includes beatings, stabbings, bloody shootings, and more. In an especially brutal scene, a gangster cuts off another man's ear with a meat-slicer as the protagonist watches (and gets splattered with blood in the process). Characters drink, smoke (a lot), cheat, steal, and gamble; sexual content isn't too bad for an R-rating, but there's a non-explicit oral sex scene and two amorous encounters in cars.
What's the story?
BROOKLYN RULES begins with three boys in Catholic school uniforms who witness a brutal beating and discover a body in a car. The boys don't worry much about the murder, instead selecting various character-defining items to take home from the scene (cigarettes and a lighter, a puppy, a gun). Cut ahead a few years to the same boys in 1985 -- vain Carmine (Scott Caan) is still smoking, Bobby (Entourage's Jerry Ferrara) still loves his dog, and narrator Michael (Freddie Prinze Jr.) has stowed the gun away in a drawer while attending Columbia University (he has plans for law school). Although the three friends follow different paths by day, at night they hang out together, gambling at the neighborhood temple and pursuing "broads" and one-night stands at the club. In the end, a wholly unclimactic climax leads to a mostly off-screen resolution.
Is it any good?
Nostalgic mafia sagas are familiar stories by now, and Brooklyn Rules doesn't break any new ground. Shot in 2004, director Michael Corrente's movie is heavy on local accents and bloody noses, but light on complexity and creativity. A couple of crises force Michael to face some consequences and, apparently, engage in gangster movie clichés -- including the Showdown in the Men's Room, the Poignant Final Prayer, and the Overhead Shots of Bloody Bodies. Michael understands that the "wiseguy" life isn't for him, but still the movie makes him consider it, with archival TV footage of John Gotti and Paul Castellano establishing cursory historical context.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how Hollywood portrays mobsters. Does the media glamorize or romanticize the mafia? How and why? Do you think real mob life is as consistently violent as it's presented on screen? What makes these characters and their lifestyle so appealing? Is there anything admirable about them? How do the boys in the movie find moral role models in gangsters, even if they know they are, in Michael's words, "horrible" men?
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| Studio: | City Lights Pictures |
| Director: | Michael Corrente |
| Cast: | Alec Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Run time: | 99 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | May 17, 2007 |
| DVD release date: | September 18, 2007 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | violence, pervasive language and some sexual content. |
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