Review of Alphabet City (1984) by Dave J — 07 Sep 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014.
(1984) Alphabet City.
ACTION CRIME DRAMA.
Mediocre effort that's overshadowed by many unmemorable 1980's music I would want to forget. Depicting a particular time of New York City's worst slums when the drug trade was a common occurrence in an area called Alphabet City. Co-written and directed by Amos Poe uses the "Alphabet City" as a backdrop to showcase a young good looking guy named, Johnny (Vincent Spano) whose making his daily rounds by collecting money with no problems whatsoever. And it starts to complicate things as soon as his boss instructs him to commit arson to the very building where his mom and sister are residing in, forcing him to chose. Viewers are not given any clear explanation why his boss wants him to do this, putting us in the dark.
2 out of 4 stars.
This review of Alphabet City (1984) was written by Dave J on 07 Sep 2014.
Alphabet City has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
