Down the Shore

Slow movie with a strange feel to it. You get to see a few of those good old fashioned Tony Soprano outbursts, but other than that the movie lost my attention at times.

Down the Shore is a small drama that soars way above your expectations. It concerns 3 childhood friends living in a small town whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a stranger comes to visit.

It takes it time to set up the premise by which time you get to know the characters involved. With a smart script, it sucks you in and you quickly get involved in the lives of the characters. It never goes where you think it will and the acting throughout is just superb by all members of the talented cast. The sadly deceased James Gandolfino puts in a towering performance as a man tortured by the past. There is a melancholy air throughout the film accentuated by a sparse and bleak landscape.

This is an intelligent film that deserves a much wider audience and is well worth seeking out.

When a movie starts like this one, then you know you're in for a lot of nonsense. So... a guy named Jacques, who's supposed to be French but barely speaks French... And the rest of the movie is just depressing drama where you watch grown people play with their belly-buttons (figuratively speaking). I mean, really ? Who cares ? Don't people have enough of other people's lives around them ? Do they really have to look for more in movies ?.. Well, i guess i'd swallow anything just to see and hear Tony Soprano once again. And i did !

I found this movie to be a big waste of time. I kept hoping it might get better, It never did. It has good actors. I blame the script and the directing. The cinematography was beautiful, however.

A sometimes charming, sometimes suspenseful movie with great performances and decent dialog. The scenes are striking, the storyline holds your attention and my rule is that any movie with the incomparable JG is at least tolerable. Check it out if you have the time.