Review of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) by Eri K — 05 May 2010
This was a lot of serious fun. Mickey Rourke is fantastic as a down-on-his-luck Irish-Italian kid whose irresponsible, probably crazy cousin, played by Eric Roberts in a bizarre performance, just lost them their jobs in a crooked Greenwich Village Italian restaurant.
Things get worse from there, involving the local Mafia and corrupt cops. Fantastic NYC color, good soundtrack--only very minimally '80s--and terrific supporting cast with lots of solid character actors, and an Oscar-nominated eight minutes of screen time from Geraldine Page.
This is an overlooked movie that should be rediscovered!
This review of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) was written by Eri K on 05 May 2010.
The Pope of Greenwich Village has generally received positive reviews.
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