Review of Two Bits (1995) by Kevin R — 30 Jul 2015

I suffered enough without dying. Maybe I'll die without suffering.

This is the tale of a widowed mom, her 12 year old son, and her father in South Philadelphia on a hot summer day. The boy has dreams of going to the new movie theatre in town. He needs a quarter and his grandfather has said that he will leave the boy a quarter when he dies. For two weeks the grandfather has told him this is the day, but it has never been the day. Today the boy will learn a life's worth of lessons.

"Your belly needs your heart wants.".

James Foley, director of House of Cards (12 episodes), Wayward Pines (1 episode), and the movies Glenngary Glen Ross, Who's that Girl, Fear, and Perfect Stranger, delivers Two Bits. The storyline for this was clever and fun to watch unfold. The settings and characters were unique and the cast delivers solid performances and includes Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Jerry Barone.

"I picked up a lot of habits from him. Only the bad ones my mother used to say.".

I came across this on Netflix and immediately added it to the queue. I finally got around to watching it and I was really surprised by how much I like this. The grandson and grandfather relationship was perfect and I thoroughly enjoyed the settings and era. This is worth a viewing.

"She's gonna look like a potato because we can't afford false teeth this year.".

Grade: B.