I honestly dont know if this movie was meant as a joke or they really are seriously calling this a feature film! With actors of this caliber you expect alot more,the little creative effects the director or whom ever added were worse than the worse B rate flix they used to show on Cinemax in the late 70's-80's.This movie is good for a laugh,but really a absolute waste of time,even the plot is the worst,poor Staten Island forever in the shadows!!!!!!
While the idea of Staten Island as a mobsters' paradise is cliched even if there is an element of truth to it, the fact that some "big names" on camera such as Vincent D'Onofrio took on this project shows the appeal of the original elements of the story. Though this is a mobster story, and a Staten Island story, it has an element of science fiction. A septic-tank service man steals money from the mob in order to pay for a medical procedure that promises a genetically engineered kid who will be in the high-IQ club, something the prospective father hopes would provide him a future that isn't in the septic tank business. A mobster turns environmentalist and stages a treetop sit-in to suit his purposes. And though the ambitious septic tank serviceman gets killed in the end, a rough sort of justice prevails when a Deaf deli man who had been disposing of mafia-killed corpses for years turns on his mafiosi masters and kills off the ringleaders of the gang who had been bringing him bodies to dump. Especially worth noting is the innovative way in which they portrayed the point of view of the Deaf man. By filming the scenes in which he was involved in silence, with the exception of playing cheerful background music when he was clearly happy, the way in which a Deaf man might percieve the world around him was evoked in a dignified and potentially realistic way. I bought the DVD because I am a fan of Vincent D'Onofrio and was interested in seeing a new and innovative movie. It didn't disappoint.Read full review
NOT A GREAT MOVIE BUT WORTH WATCHING.MORBIDLY AMUSING.
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This movie is really, really bad. It really makes no sense at all..............................................
I bought Staten Island because my favorite actor, Vincent D'Onofrio, stars in it! As usual, he gave an outstanding performance!
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