A Bronx Tale
Chazz Palminteri wrote the script for this excellent story of an Italian American boy (Lillo Brancato) who grows up in the 1960s caught between the strong influences of his blue-collar, straight- arrow father (Robert De Niro) and a Mafia chieftain (Palminteri) who is his all-purpose mentor. De Niro makes his directorial debut with this production and, except for a little stiffness, does very well by the characters and their world. The story does not go precisely where one might expect it to go: Palminteri knows better than to force the central figure to choose between the two most important men in his life, and he doesn't fill time with stock drama about crime or family conflict. Joe Pesci makes an extremely effective and uncredited appearance at the end as a man who doesn't have to do more than speak softly to communicate how dangerous he is. --Tom Keogh
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Last updated: October 26, 2009, 8:16 am
A Bronx Tale Cusomter reviews:
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 136
(Matti Kniva Spencer, 2009-10-22) One of the best movies I've ever seen. Robert DiNero and the rest of the cast are excellent. This movie has violence, drama and the plot is absorbing. It's about a young boy trying to find himself in the streets of New York. The actor who portrays DeNiro's son is riveting. I bought this movie just to watch his acting. He's that good. He gives a powerful performance you want to see over and over again. The one who plays him as a younger boy is also excellent. This movie deals with racism and love between a young black girl and Italian boy. It's well done.
(Joe Cervone, 2009-09-12) Adapted from Chazz Palmentieri's ground-breaking one-man Broadway show (which thankfully went back on tour this year), the film version of "A Bronx Tale" brings the 17 characters Palmentieri portrayed onstage to vivid and compassionate life. In his debut as a director, Robert DeNiro shows an actor's sense of creating by using a very light director's touch, and allowing his cast and the script (also by Palmentieri) to take center stage. The film takes one breif incident from the author's childhood and shows how his environment, sensibilities, parental guidence and the experiences of his contemporaries frame that incident and shape his future. A must-see for all.
(Stephanie Maxwell, 2009-06-03) THANK YOU SO MUCH! I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS MOVIE FOR QUITE SOMETIME & WASNT ABLE TO FIND IT TIL NOW. TURN AROUND TIME TO RECIEVE MOVIE WAS FANTASTIC! THANKS AGAIN!
(Shena Pickett, 2009-05-27) It was in perfect condition. I couldnt find this movie anywhere but i found it here and got it brand new.
(N. Rodriguez, 2009-05-26) The movie is terrific and I received it in a timely manner. The only downfall is that the dvd was loose in the case and got a little scratched up, but it was still in good working condition.