
Bobby O'Grady is a low-range member of Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty from him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even from their and Teddy's relatives.... (Full plot summary below)
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Bobby O'Grady is a low-range member of Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty from him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even from their and Teddy's relatives.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid LutyAs soon as the script turns serious, the film slows to a languid crawl, and ends up as a slight retread of all-too-familiar elements. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMike Armstrong's relentlessly downbeat script allows Demme to develop an ensnaring camaraderie coupled with a dark destructiveness that recalls Eugene O'Neill. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe dialogue and the ensemble acting maintain a near-perfect pitch. |
| CNN.comPaul TataraAll the camaraderie aside, these are not particularly likable characters, yet [Leary] still manages to make you care about Bobby. It's been a long time since even Robert DeNiro pulled that one off, and Leary deserves as much credit as he can get. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesGives off a winter-in-Boston chill that you take with you in your bones. |
| Village VoiceJustine EliasUnder Ted Demme's accomplished direction, the film unfolds with a kind of ruthless simplicity, observing, rather than stating, the neighborhood's intricate social connections. |
| The New YorkerBruce DionesIt's Leary who's the real surprise here; his sincere, tough-guy performance is mesmerizing. He lifts the film above its familiar, claustrophobic environment into the gritty realism of very good urban drama. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere is a whole genre of films about childhood friends still living in the old neighborhood and going down the drain of crime and drugs. Few of them capture the fatigue and depression, and the futility, as well as this one, in which the characters hold on to their self-respect by obeying the very rules that are grinding them down. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWith fresh dialogue and a willingness to show his protagonists in a less-than-favorable light, Demme has found a way to make this entry memorable. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackDirector Ted Demme (with a terse script by Mike Armstrong) keeps it darkly funny while exposing raw nerves in a buildup to unexpected tragedy. |