
Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers and leads their family after their beloved father dies. Their father was a builder and his sons continue in this family trade. At first, they work for Polowski, who does shoddy work and cheats on his jobs. When the brothers can no longer take being employed by such an angry vitriolic boss who takes no pride in his work, they set up their own company. Together, Vitelli Brothers Construction builds houses with pride and care... (Full plot summary below)
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Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli is the eldest of three brothers and leads their family after their beloved father dies. Their father was a builder and his sons continue in this family trade. At first, they work for Polowski, who does shoddy work and cheats on his jobs. When the brothers can no longer take being employed by such an angry vitriolic boss who takes no pride in his work, they set up their own company. Together, Vitelli Brothers Construction builds houses with pride and care. However, Mac turns out to be an overbearing workaholic, with obsessive concern about the quality of their work and incredible attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambition precludes a happy family life and eventually drives away his two happy-go-lucky brothers from his nascent construction empire.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyLike his role model Cassavetes, Turturro, paying tribute to his carpenter father, expresses as much affection for the craft of the actor as for the craft of the blue-collar laborer-hero who takes tremendous pride in his work and class. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...Turturro does a fantastic job of establishing this blue-collar world... |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonMac is admirable, but too rarely inspiring or entertaining. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn intense consideration of work, a subject that is routinely given short-shrift by most American filmmakers. |
| User ReviewPrivate UI saw this movie for the first time by accident, stumbling home drunk one evening as a teenager and turning on the television for a quick moment. The scene of the ditch pissing (rubbing hands) was on and I started to cry. I didn't stop until the end of the film, so meaningful to me personally as I have alot of the good/bad of Mac in me. |
| User ReviewFilmGrinder SI loved this film, as someone who grew up in a very ethnically Italian area of Connecticut (yes, it's true), it reminded me of my friends and their families.. great story and great acting. |
| User ReviewJohn DWhat a fun and close to home film! John Turturro is so underrated. |
| User ReviewMichael SThis is a great film about a working class hero. My favorite moments are when Michael Badalucco goes to town on the car and when John Turturro has a brawl with his competitor. |
| User ReviewRon MJohn Turturro is a genius.. I guess it's a drama.. still a must see. |
| User ReviewFrancis BUne histoirte de famille. C'est un grand film mais tout a fait inconnue il a quand meme remporter le grand prix à Canne. La Caméra d'OR. John Turturro een est a son premier film et deja il impression les grand du cinema. Mais je croit que beaucoup fut jalou donc se film fut crut pour mort. |