A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.
A fun action-packed thriller thats better than it should be thanks to the Q-Jackson-Keaton trifecta.
effectively infuses a familiar scenario with a character-driven perspective thats both culturally specific and thematically universal.
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.