Brooklyn Rules
Promotional poster for Brooklyn Rules
Directed by	Michael Corrente
Produced by	Stewart F. Lane Bonnie Comley Billy Heinzerling Terrance Winter
Written by	Terence Winter
Starring	Alec Baldwin Scott Caan Freddie Prinze Jr. Mena Suvari Jerry Ferrara
Music by	Benny Rietveld
Release date(s)	May 18, 2007
Running time	95 minutes
Language	English

Brooklyn Rules is a 2007 film starring Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jerry Ferrara, and Mena Suvari. The film was directed by Michael Corrente and Written by Terence Winter.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Beginning in 1974 and then quickly fast forwarding to 1985, the movie chronicles the coming of age of three boyhood friends in the violent, Mafia-controlled streets of Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood. When one becomes enamored with the mafia lifestyle, all three friends are placed in grave danger as relationships and lives are threatened.

Michael (Freddie Prinze Jr.), the narrator, is a lovable charmer with the soul of a con man who successfully scams his way into the pre-law program at Columbia University. In contrast to Michael's desire to leave the Brooklyn streets behind, his close friend Carmine (Scott Caan) is a handsome lady-killer who is enamored with the Mafia lifestyle and wants only to stay there. Rounding out the trio is Bobby (Jerry Ferrara), an endearing cheapskate who longs for a simple life of working at the Post Office and settling down with his fiancee. While at Columbia, Michael falls for a beautiful young student named Ellen (Mena Suvari), a society girl whom he initially wins over with his preppy schoolboy cover. As their relationship blossoms, leaving the streets behind seems increasingly possible, but when Carmine catches the eye of Caesar (Alec Baldwin), a feared Gambino family mobster who controls their neighborhood, Michael and Bobby are drawn into that world despite their reluctance to get involved.

[edit] Cast

• Alec Baldwin as Caesar
• Freddie Prinze Jr. as Michael
• Scott Caan as Carmine
• Jerry Ferrara as Bobby
• Mena Suvari as Ellen
• Monica Keena as Amy
• Ty Reed as Young Carmine

[edit] Reception

The film has received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes tallied 18 positive and 20 negative reviews, resulting in an average rating of 47%. It noted that the movie's "premise is old hat now, but strong performances from Alec Baldwin and the supporting cast are reasons enough to watch."^[1] The film received an overall rating of 53 out of 100 from Metacritic, based on 13 reviews.^[2]

[edit] References

• http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808734371/cast
• http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808734371/details

[edit] External links

• Brooklyn Rules at the Internet Movie Database

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