Review of Alphabet City (1984) by Bill B — 05 Jan 2013
A very generic genre exercise about a criminal hood who tries to go straight in order to protect his wife & child. It was obviously made a small budget back in '84, and it shows, but perhaps the only thing redeeming about the movie is it's stylishly color-fueled, late-night NYC neon-grunge cinematography by Oliver Wood (who would later go on to do Miami Vice and the Jason Bourne series).
The flick doesn't pack the same kind of comic punch that Walter Hill's "Streets of Fire" possessed, which would only be released a few weeks later. Just stick with "Streets of Fire".
This review of Alphabet City (1984) was written by Bill B on 05 Jan 2013.
Alphabet City has generally received mixed reviews.
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