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Paradise Alley

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The Carboni brothers -- con man Cosmo (Sylvester Stallone), disabled war veteran Lenny (Armand Assante) and dim-witted Victor (Lee Canalito) -- are determined to leave the slums of New York City. Their best escape route is the muscle-bound Victor, whom a manipulative Cosmo convinces to become a professional wrestler. The wins and prize money pile up, until neighborhood gangster Stitch wants in on the action, scheduling Victor to fight the dangerous Frankie the Thumper in a marathon match.
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Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) 08/06/2019
The setting, the excellent cinematography, and sense of humor makes us forgive Sylvester Stallone's many excesses. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly 01/09/2007
2/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 07/28/2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/12/2005
1/5
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 05/10/2005
2/5
Equal parts unintentionally hilarious, unbearably earnest, and shamelessly derivative. Go to Full Review
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alan g @agenser Jun 11 A poorly made Rocky knock off. Even using same clothes. See more Alec B Mar 20 Ambitious but this just doesn't quite work (weird sudden tonal shifts and too many mediocre monologues). I'm not sure if it was due to studio meddling but unless we ever get to see an extended cut then we'll never know. See more 04/17/2019 It's an ambitious move for Stallone, and I can't really say he succeeded. It's not as bad as it's reputation, but man oh man is it cheesy. But once you adjust your expectations, which should be easy enough after that hilariously bad song in the opening, sung by Stallone himself, you should enjoy yourself enough with this Rocky retread in a wrestling ring. It's an absurd trip to take, but I had a good time. See more 08/26/2017 HOW MUCH ICE TODAY?!?! See more camille l 06/28/2015 Pour sa première réalisation, Sylvester Stallone écrit, réalise, joue le premier rôle et chante la chanson principale de Paradise Alley. Autant vous dire qu'il y a bien trop de casquettes pour celui qui sort de Rocky et semble avoir tenté de faire la même chose avec le catch. Malheureusement trop souvent schématique et absurdement lent, Paradise Alley ne vaut que pour Stallone acteur, qui en fait des caisses comme d'habitude à l'époque. Frank McRae et Armand Assante sont de solides seconds rôles, tandis que la musique de Bill Conti est étrangement toute en retenue. See more 02/27/2015 From the beginning we knew it was going to be a film that's never going to take itself seriously as we have Stallone singing the soundtrack in the opening scene, As for the film well it's directed, Written by Stallone and Rocky was still fresh in 87 and you can tell that it was a big influence, apart from it's about wrestling not boxing and Stallone is the trainer, He trains his brother who like Rocky is not the sharpest tool in the shed but is good at what he does and has a big heart, The whole film just felt like a wrestling remake of Rocky, It starts very slow but soon picks up when the fights start, As for the fights they were pretty well done, My only problem was there was the cringe worthy humour thrown in that sometimes was funny but most just silly that kind of ruind parts of the film, Overall it's underrated and yet another film Stallone deserves credit for but won't be remembered for it. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Carboni brothers -- con man Cosmo (Sylvester Stallone), disabled war veteran Lenny (Armand Assante) and dim-witted Victor (Lee Canalito) -- are determined to leave the slums of New York City. Their best escape route is the muscle-bound Victor, whom a manipulative Cosmo convinces to become a professional wrestler. The wins and prize money pile up, until neighborhood gangster Stitch wants in on the action, scheduling Victor to fight the dangerous Frankie the Thumper in a marathon match.
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Producer
John F. Roach, Ronald A. Suppa
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone
Production Co
Force Ten Productions Inc.
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 49m
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