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Actors: Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe, George Dzundza
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about City by the Sea |
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CITY BY THE SEA is a movie directed by Michael Caton-Jones in 2002.
Lieutenant Vincent La Marca is a respected NYC police officer. He's divorced and has a casual relation with his neighbour Michelle. His life will be turned upside down when the press reveals that his father was executed in Sing-Sing in 1959. On the same day, he has to solve a crime implicating his own son Joey he hasn't seen for years.
Joey is a drug addict living on small burglaries and sleeping in a deserted casino of Long Beach. He killed a drug dealer while on drugs and must hide in order to avoid an associate of his victim. His father, relieved from the case, starts his own investigation in order to speak to his son before his arrest. The confrontation between Vincent and Joey will allow each one of them to face their past.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of City by the Sea |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Son
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- life in drug culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
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