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The Featherweight (2023)
A must watch if you're interested in the Italian-American Experience
23 September 2024 - 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.
Think early, stripped-down Scorsese, before the big budgets (Ex. Italianamerican meets American Boy meets Mean Streets.) Shows the Italian-American experience, both the beautiful and the ugly bits, and just asks you to sit with it. This is not a flashy movie, if that's what you're looking for. It's a chronicle of a life.
And that chronicle is well-acted. Ron Livingston and Stephen Lang stand out as the most recognizable faces. But James Madio brings a pep (pun intended) and vigor to Willie Pep's pain, keeping him likable, if never completely forgivable, yet always the guy you're rooting for. It's quite a feat.
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