Review of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) by Dan W — 13 Mar 2009

This movie, with great actings and a very good script, is first rate! All the actings are very naturalistic and Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts are phenomenal! Both should been nominated for Academy Awards! Rourke's Charlie, though presumably half of his genes are Italian(he has the Irish surname, Moran), Robert's Paulie and others are perfect cultural Italians of New York City during the 8th and 9th decades of the 20th century! Geraldine Page does a great job in a small role as the tough Irish mother of a cop! This film is a great snapshot of cultures of New York City that are diminishing! Robert's dance after he causes a cop to shit his pants is exhilarating! This is one of two movies I highly like I have never sensed in a theater.