Review of Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) by Theodore F — 09 Nov 2008
This is Paul Morrissey's best. A profane, racially conscious, cruel yet sympathetic tribute to family and community. A brilliant inversion of individualistic triumphs like Rocky and Saturday Night Fever just as Paul Morrissey's Heat subverts Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood's violence as cathartsis.
Ernest Borgnine is an inspiration as the flawed powerful patriarch. The ending is among the most emotionally moving I've seen and unexpectedly so given that 95% of of the film consists of gross charactures and crass jokes .
Highly recommended.
This review of Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) was written by Theodore F on 09 Nov 2008.
Spike of Bensonhurst has generally received mixed reviews.
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