Steel City
A father behind bars. A secret that would change everything.
Steel City is a stirring family drama from the heartland of America about pride, remorse and forgiveness. When Carl Lee (John Heard) is involved in a fatal car accident he finds himself behind bars, cut off from his life and alienated by his family. His youngest son PL (Thomas Guiry), confused by life without his dad, is the only person to visit him. While PJ's girlfriend (America Ferrera) stays lovingly by his side and his Uncle Vic (Raymond J. Barry) extends a helping hand, a belligerent older brother (Clayne Crawford) and the reality of being on his own force PJ to grow up faster than he'd like. It's not until a devastating secret is revealed that the family reunites and a regretful father learns that you can never take back the past, but you can let go of it.
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Worth It - MikeB
This is worth it. If you like a movie with good dialogue and real character interactions then this is for you. The characters are not contrived and unlike a lot of movies this one gets better as it moves along. It's family based (but it's not a Disney family) – father and sons, with girlfriends and ex-girlfriends. Also the movie doesn't lose itself in aimless psychological meanderings.
Like most families there are things that are kept hidden – but it's the rivalries and conflicts that come out best in this movie. Although I did like the reconciliations at the end of the movie, perhaps it was a little too smooth?
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Worth It - MikeB
This is worth it. If you like a movie with good dialogue and real character interactions then this is for you. The characters are not contrived and unlike a lot of movies this one gets better as it moves along. It's family based (but it's not a Disney family) ...