One of quite lesser known Ferrara compared to ‘Bad
Lieutenants’ and ‘King of New York’, his two quite popular films. The film is
modern retelling of ‘West Side Story’ mixes with ‘Mean Streets’. It’s ‘Romeo
and Juliet’ of 80’s portraying romance amid ethnic gang war between young Chinese tong and Italian Mafia
living in neighborhood streets But the film is terribly lacking Ferrara shock or touch except
the last twenty minutes. There isn't edgy feel to it. It’s lame in execution and
poor in more than one respect. There’s neither charm nor fire in romance and nor
gritty intensity to gang violence too. Moreover the film is all too predictable
and throughout gave seen it all feeling.
Disappointing Ferrara :(
Ratings-4.5/10
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