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''Brooklyn Rules'' is a 2007 American
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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Michael Corrente Michael Corrente (born April 6, 1959) is an American film director and producer. His films include '' A Shot at Glory'', '' American Buffalo'', '' Outside Providence'', '' Brooklyn Rules'' and '' Federal Hill''. '' Federal Hill'' won the Audienc ...
, written by
Terence Winter Terence Patrick Winter (born October 2, 1960) is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–14). Before creating ''Boardwalk ...
and starring
Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nich ...
,
Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in '' Ocean’s Eleven'' as Turk Malloy who he played in the '' Ocean’s trilogy'' and starred ...
,
Freddie Prinze Jr. Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, television & film producer and screenwriter. He has starred in films such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' ...
,
Jerry Ferrara Jerry Charles Ferrara (born November 25, 1979) is an American actor known for his role as Turtle on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', and starred on the Starz drama series '' Power'' as Joe Proctor. Life and career Ferrara was born in Broo ...
and
Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama '' Now ...
. The plot follows a group of lifelong friends who get involved with the
Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Kings County is the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the State of New York, ...
mafia in the 1980s.


Plot

In 1985 Michael (
Freddie Prinze Jr. Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, television & film producer and screenwriter. He has starred in films such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' ...
), the narrator, is a lovable charmer with the soul of a con man who successfully scams his way into the pre-law program at
Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...
. In contrast to Michael's desire to leave the Brooklyn streets behind, his close friend Carmine (
Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in '' Ocean’s Eleven'' as Turk Malloy who he played in the '' Ocean’s trilogy'' and starred ...
) is a handsome lady-killer who is enamored of the Mafia lifestyle and wants only to stay there. Rounding out the trio is Bobby (
Jerry Ferrara Jerry Charles Ferrara (born November 25, 1979) is an American actor known for his role as Turtle on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', and starred on the Starz drama series '' Power'' as Joe Proctor. Life and career Ferrara was born in Broo ...
), an endearing cheapskate who longs for a simple life of working at the Post Office and settling down with his fiancée. While at Columbia, Michael falls for a beautiful young student named Ellen (
Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama '' Now ...
), a society girl whom he initially wins over with his preppy schoolboy cover. As their relationship blossoms, leaving the streets behind seems increasingly possible, but when Carmine catches the eye of Caesar (
Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nich ...
), a feared
Gambino family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Am ...
capo who controls their neighborhood, Michael and Bobby are drawn into that world despite their reluctance to get involved.


Cast

*
Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nich ...
as Caesar *
Freddie Prinze Jr. Frederick James Prinze Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American actor, television & film producer and screenwriter. He has starred in films such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997) and its sequel ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' ...
as Michael **Paulo Araujo as young Michael *
Scott Caan Scott Andrew Caan (born August 23, 1976) is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in '' Ocean’s Eleven'' as Turk Malloy who he played in the '' Ocean’s trilogy'' and starred ...
as Carmine **Ty Thomas Reed as young Carmine *
Jerry Ferrara Jerry Charles Ferrara (born November 25, 1979) is an American actor known for his role as Turtle on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', and starred on the Starz drama series '' Power'' as Joe Proctor. Life and career Ferrara was born in Broo ...
as Bobby **
Daniel Tay Daniel Tay (born December 17, 1991) is an American former actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Hobbs in ''Elf (film), Elf''. Early life Tay was born in New York City, New York (state), New York on December 17, 1991. He is Jewish. Ca ...
as young Bobby *
Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama '' Now ...
as Ellen *
Monica Keena Monica Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress. She made her film debut in ''While You Were Sleeping (film), While You Were Sleeping'' (1995), and a lead role as Snow White, Lilliana "Lilli" Hoffman in ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'' ...
as Amy *
Annie Golden Annie Golden (born October 19, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk band the Shirts from 1975 to 1981 with whom she recorded three albums. She began her acting career as Mother in ...
as Dottie * Ty Reed as Young Carmine * Benny Salerno as the Doorman


Reception

''Brooklyn Rules'' received mixed reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wan ...
the film has an approval rating of 45%, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Brooklyn Rules'' premise is old hat now, but strong performances from Alec Baldwin and the supporting cast are reasons enough to watch." On
Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...
the film has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


References


External links

* {{Michael Corrente 2007 films 2007 crime drama films American crime drama films 2000s English-language films Films about the American Mafia Films set in Brooklyn Films set in 1974 Films set in 1985 The Weinstein Company films Films directed by Michael Corrente 2000s American films