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State of Grace (1990)
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Overshadowed by GoodFellas when it was released in 1990, State of Grace gradually emerged as one of the best New York gangster films of its decade. It was also the first to feature the Irish American mob known as the Westies. Here, their territory west of Times Square is being gentrified by an unwelcome infusion of yuppie cash, squeezing them into a reluctant alliance with Mafia kingpins. Frankie (Ed Harris) is the boss; little brother Jackie (Gary Oldman) is his volatile muscle; their friend Terry (Sean Penn) has returned from an extended absence, harboring a dangerous secret while rekindling his love for Frankie and Jackie's...
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| State of Grace Movie Review by Valerie (12/31/2006) |
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Mostly forgotten film about the Irish mob in New York starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman.
Sean Penn stars as a man who has returned to his old neighborhood and is reuniting with friends from the past, including Gary Oldman, who is a crazed mobster and brother of Ed Harris, the mob boss.
The film is not...
(complete State of Grace review by Valerie)
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