Monument Ave
In This Neighborhood...Crime Rules.
Denis Leary and Martin Sheen star in this explosive story about the power of loyalty, community and friendship in the world of organized crime! In a tough Irish-American neighborhood, Bobby is a small-time car thief working for the area's top mobster. But then, Bobby's own gang kills members of his family, leaving Bobby faced with tough choice: defend his family honor or obey the rigid neighborhood code of silence!
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The easy life in a microcosm of car theft ring - Porkchop
MONUMENT AVE (aka SNITCH 1998), is somewhat of a chick-flick in a
masculine version, telling a story of a number of youths all from the
same neighborhood, who somehow escaped the radar screen of law
enforcement. This is said to stem from from the incompetence of the
constable, his being on the take, or from looking the other way due
to his shared ethnicity.
The leader characters, among them Denis Leary, Kevin Chapman somehow
wind up at between 30 and 40 years of age, in almost an identical
spot as to when were youths growing up together, rejecting the 9 to
5 routine, in favor of a constant presence in pubs, drinking, a high
on cocaine, whiskey, gambling, without having learned a trade or
profession.
The easy life, and excess familiarity with their own neighborhoods,
leads this gang to unrealistic expectactions in regards to their
ability to stop the hands of time and the winds of change, in terms
of their own neighborhood in the city from when they were kids,
fearing housing projects and other communities from shop in it.
Surprisingly, this microcosm in which they sustain themselves is
stays unchanged over a period of years, until the skeletons seem too
many, the truth too hideous to remain hidden in the closet.
The overwhelming experience of this movie, is the skill of the
director underplaying his presence, by almost totally eliminating
music, special effects, cinematic inventions, by sticking to a
simplicity, and low-key presence of the cameras.
The weakpoint, is obviously the lack of consequences and pain felt by
the ring members from their actions, the easiness of their
lifestyles, and excess pleasure they seem to partake in, as well as
the astonishingly absent moral reflections, repercussions, analysis
of their gestures. In other words, the audience may have difficulty
identifying with the characters's shallow humanity.
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The easy life in a microcosm of car theft ring - Porkchop
MONUMENT AVE (aka SNITCH 1998), is somewhat of a chick-flick in a
masculine version, telling a story of a number of youths all from the
same neighborhood, who somehow escaped the radar screen of law
enforcement. This is said to stem from from the ...