
Based on the acclaimed play that the Independent of London hailed as "a bracingly uncensored exploration of the tensions and treacheries in a beleaguered male subculture", PONIES is about three men in a treacherous subset of society, and uses the gambling parlor as a backdrop for a provocative modern morality tale. Ultimately, these men-immigrants, Americans, human beings-are forced to protect from one another their most valuable commodity: the right to stay on American soil.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the acclaimed play that the Independent of London hailed as "a bracingly uncensored exploration of the tensions and treacheries in a beleaguered male subculture", PONIES is about three men in a treacherous subset of society, and uses the gambling parlor as a backdrop for a provocative modern morality tale. Ultimately, these men-immigrants, Americans, human beings-are forced to protect from one another their most valuable commodity: the right to stay on American soil.
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| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerA riveting piece of work full of unpleasant characters whom you're glad you've met but never want to see again. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPrimarily an actors' showcase, it does at least provide the opportunity for the virtuosic John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos) to strut his stuff in a well-deserved leading role. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonThe outcome of this adapted play by debut director Nick Sandow is well short of the mythical trifecta. |
| Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Never distinguishes itself as engaging cinema apart from the main character's vile charisma and a few dynamic dialogue sequences. |
| Village VoiceAndrew SchenkerNick Sandow's Ponies can claim the not negligible achievement of bringing one of the more irritatingly objectionable characters in recent cinema to the screen. |
| Time OutDavid FearAn adaptation of Mike Batistick's Off Broadway play, this stagy character study about immigrants living off the crumbs of the American Dream revels in cut-rate street smartness. Then comes the third act, at which point the film moves from obvious message-mongering to the beating of a post–9/11 dead horse. |
| User ReviewMelissa GIt's a fantastic film that everyone should see. The dialogue is great and the acting couldn 't get better |