Down the Shore

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 !

First and foremost rest in piece James Gandolfini. You were a true actor that was dedicated from the start of your career to the finish. Now let's talk about Down The Shore.



Down the Shore is a slow burner yet with some promising touches of hope, connectivity, and light. I don't understand why IMBD mentioned this as a "thriller"? Maybe some parts seem a little -Mystic River- 'noir', but nothing over the top. It's pure drama with a tad bit of suspense with a mediocre plot twist, BUT, Bailey (James Gandolfini) keeps it rolling.

Give the film some time my IMBD friends.

Overall... ehh. It's okay. Nothing "new" but decent!

I love James Gandolfini and this little movie showed me why. In Down the Shore he is a sad, lonely man disappointed in what life has handed him and yet powerless to change anything. The bleak setting of the shore in winter, a broken down amusement park and the tiny run down houses (although the house weirdly gets bigger and nicer as the film goes on), produce an almost claustrophobic feeling to the film. Everyone before has said it..its beautifully acted and filmed. But afterwards I kept asking myself questions in the plot that were never fully explained. I gave it an 8 because it's a beautiful well crafted film...but flawed.

It was a really interesting movie. James Gandofini did a great job. So did the rest of the cast. It is sad that not a lot of people got to see it. I have read about the Jersey Shore but i have never seen it.

I guess everyone makes movies that go to video right away The kid did a great job.