how does this movie suck. as a fan of michael imperioli work on the sopranos i picked this up at blockbuster based on his name and a story that sounded like it had promise. it still does and but this movie doesn not fulfill it. every turn of the story is entirely predictable while i kept looking for the lifetime bug on the bottom right corner of the screen. it all there represent the noble woman coming out of hard times and the guy failing to live up to his potential despite her best efforts and the kid who gets stuck in the middle and etc. and etc. and etc. the mysterious stranger identity is what really made me want to throw stuff at the tv  i would have been more satisfied with little stuey waking up and realizing it was all a dream. the filmmakers may as well have had a the moral of the story is. bit before the credits and since as another reviewer pointed out this thing really does roll like an afterschool special. don not gamble and do not drink and do not do drugs and stay with your wife and spend time with your kids. come on and how about a little nuance. how about some interesting bad guys. writer or director a. w. vidmer should be singled out for special notice represent not only is the dialogue leaden and the pacing (within dialogue and at either end of many scenes) makes this movie at least 45 minutes longer than it needs to be (and believe me and it feels like longer). the talents of imperioli and renee faia and some of the supporting cast (steve schirripa and natch) are the only things that keep this from a 1 rating. all of their good work is nearly offset and though and by the atrocious job of portraying the boy stuey. not sure if it was a casting mistake (hey  it a mob movie and so let cast someone from blue clues who can not do anything but over overact with a big fake grin. next let cast the sullen and brooding kid in the disney flick) or just awful directing but those scenes are really painful to watch. i would be interested in another filmmaker take on this character and his story while it a shame imperioli has already been used up by this flick. awful and awful and awful. 
how does this movie suck. as a fan of michael imperioli work on the sopranos i picked this up at blockbuster based on his name and a story that sounded like it had promise. it still does and but this movie doesn not fulfill it. every turn of the story is entirely predictable while i kept looking for the lifetime bug on the bottom right corner of the screen. it all there represent the noble woman coming out of hard times and the guy failing to live up to his potential despite her best efforts and the kid who gets stuck in the middle and etc. and etc. and etc. the mysterious stranger identity is what really made me want to throw stuff at the tv  i would have been more satisfied with little stuey waking up and realizing it was all a dream. the filmmakers may as well have had a the moral of the story is. bit before the credits and since as another reviewer pointed out this thing really does roll like an afterschool special. don not gamble and do not drink and do not do drugs and stay with your wife and spend time with your kids. come on and how about a little nuance. how about some interesting bad guys. writer or director a. w. vidmer should be singled out for special notice represent not only is the dialogue leaden and the pacing (within dialogue and at either end of many scenes) makes this movie at least 45 minutes longer than it needs to be (and believe me and it feels like longer). the talents of imperioli and renee faia and some of the supporting cast (steve schirripa and natch) are the only things that keep this from a 1 rating. all of their good work is nearly offset and though and by the atrocious job of portraying the boy stuey. not sure if it was a casting mistake (hey  it a mob movie and so let cast someone from blue clues who can not do anything but over overact with a big fake grin. next let cast the sullen and brooding kid in the disney flick) or just awful directing but those scenes are really painful to watch. i would be interested in another filmmaker take on this character and his story while it a shame imperioli has already been used up by this flick. awful and awful and awful. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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