Obsessed with mob culture, and desperate to fit in, Thomas sets out to fix the 1992 trial of John Gotti. He believes if the plan is executed, it will put him at the center of all that he idolizes. The plot is foiled, setting off events worthy of mob lore. The Wannabe intertwines real people and true events, past and present, with fantasy.... (Full plot summary below)
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Obsessed with mob culture, and desperate to fit in, Thomas sets out to fix the 1992 trial of John Gotti. He believes if the plan is executed, it will put him at the center of all that he idolizes. The plot is foiled, setting off events worthy of mob lore. The Wannabe intertwines real people and true events, past and present, with fantasy.
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| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIts taste in antiheroes doesn't inspire fascination, just a desire to see a different movie. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWriter/director Nick Sandow finds a tailor-made lead in Vincent Piazza, who both looks the part and makes sense of his character's ridiculous aspirations; with Patricia Arquette playing the girlfriend who stood by his side, the picture of debased ambition is almost too convincing to enjoy. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe mix of callous humor and romantic doom doesn't always hold up, but in its best moments, The Wannabe finds real spikiness in the pitfalls of anti-hero worship. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibSince Thomas’ character is incapable of change or variation, and the film’s only engaging supporting players occupy a small fraction of the running time, it falls squarely upon Arquette to carry the film. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreAs befits a film with Martin Scorsese as a credited producer, “Wannabe” is more “King of Comedy” tragic, more sadly psychotic, than its 2014 predecessor. |
| Under the RadarShawn HazelettThe Wannabe is too derivative for any insight, offering little more than tired tropes and bad accents. |
| New York TimesAndy WebsterMr. Piazza offers a persuasive portrait of decline, but it is the crumbling beauty and flailing hopes of Rose that resonate. Ms. Arquette comprehends the character inside and out, and her aim is true. |
| Slant MagazineClayton DillardThe film is less a revisionist take on the circumstances of John Gotti's 1992 indictment than a tedious love child of Bonnie and Clyde and Goodfellas. |
| Village VoiceAbbey BenderDirector Nick Sandow relies on a drab color palette that suits the generally humorless script. |
| User ReviewIan CI enjoyed this more than 'Rob the Mob'. Piazza and Arquette are not excellent. |
