Review of City by the Sea (2002) by William Arnold for Seattle Post-Intelligencer — 19 Jun 2017
For some reason, the emotional payoff of the film -- the healing of a dysfunctional family -- doesn't quite come off. Possibly this is because Franco doesn't generate the necessary sympathy or father-son chemistry with De Niro, possibly because it's just not in the script.
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This review of City by the Sea (2002) was written by William Arnold and published by Seattle Post-Intelligencer on 19 Jun 2017.
City by the Sea has generally received mixed reviews.
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