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Actors: Denis Leary, Ian Hart, Billy Crudup, Jason Barry, Famke Janssen, Martin Sheen, Jeanne Tripplehorn
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Monument Ave. |
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MONUMENT AVE. is a film directed by Ted Demme in 1998.
This movie describes a few days of the life of Bobby O'Grady and his four Irish born cousins in Boston. They are small time car thieves working for Jackie O, the violent Big Boss of the neighborhood. When they don't steal cars, they drink beer and sniff coke in the local pub. They perpetuate a lifestyle which hasn't changed for decades.
One night, Teddy, also one of their cousins, reappears after having spent a couple of months in prison; he will be shot on the same night by one of Jackie O's hitmen. Everyone knows that Jackie O is the one responsible for the murder but nobody speaks in front of Martin Sheen, the police inspector.
Seamus, a young cousin who've just arrived from Dublin, is about to be killed by Jackie because he was seen talking to Martin Sheen. Bobby O'Grady starts to wonder whether he wants to spend the rest of his life in this neighborhood.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Monument Ave. |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Irish
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Northeast
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Boston
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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