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The Super

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For failing to fix his New York City tenement, slumlord Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is sentenced to live in one of his units. If repairs aren't completed in 120 days, he'll go to jail. As Louie confronts the decrepit conditions in which his tenants live -- from giant rats to nights without heat -- he begins to have a change of heart. But avoiding jail time will mean convincing his money-grubbing father, the building's true owner, to invest money for repairs.
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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times What's finally depressing about The Super is that it doesn't have the nerve to be any one thing. It wants to be crude and rude, but it ends with sentiment. It wants to be about whites and blacks, but is incurious about the lives of its black characters. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Jun 1, 1991 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 25, 2005 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Rated: 2/5 Feb 14, 2005 Full Review John Esther Pasadena Weekly Rated: 0/5 Aug 21, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bahad j In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B It's a good movie like the name. super :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A After failing to fix up his New York City home, he was sentenced to live in his own apartment in the slums. If he doesn't make amends within 120 days, he will go to jail. As he encounters the dilapidated conditions in which his tenants live, from giant rats to cold nights, he begins to change his mind. But avoiding prison means convincing the real owner of the building, his money-grubbing father, to invest in renovations. The director also said that such an idea can be seen from another side Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Бавуу Э For failing to fix his New York City tenement, slumlord Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is sentenced to live in one of his units. If repairs aren't completed in 120 days, he'll go to jail. As Louie confronts the decrepit conditions in which his tenants live -- from giant rats to nights without heat -- he begins to have a change of heart. But avoiding jail time will mean convincing his money-grubbing father, the building's true owner, to invest money for repairs. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Blu B You know it's pretty much everything I thought it would be for better or for mostly worse. The acting isn't that good. Pesci is basically just playing himself, his father is a ridiculously over the top cartoon like villian, everyone else gets no devlopment whatsoever and is just one dimensional, and the romantic interest/D.A. goes no where suprisingly. The jokes range from mostly flat, some minor chuckles, predictable slapstick, and just bad. Really if anything this gets weighed down by the bad humor. The cinematography isn't good, the editing is subpar, and the music is boring generic early 90's fare. Once he moves in stuff just happens with no real rhyme or reason for cheap laughs. But what's really suprising is how badly paced this is. This has lots of potential for a clever social commentary on rental abuses and a interesting premise for some clever situations. But not only does it never do that, the romantic subplot goes nowhere, the kid he forms a bond with goes no where, he changes really for no reason (maybe it was the kid idk), and anytime it tries to get some semblence of story it wastes it on bad jokes and it feels like just as it's about to get going it ends. Wasted potential and a possily clever idea wasted by dumb humor. Skip This Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Raj Aryan N Joe Pesci is the GOAT. An entertaining watch with a powerful message. Loved every bit of it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis For failing to fix his New York City tenement, slumlord Louie Kritski (Joe Pesci) is sentenced to live in one of his units. If repairs aren't completed in 120 days, he'll go to jail. As Louie confronts the decrepit conditions in which his tenants live -- from giant rats to nights without heat -- he begins to have a change of heart. But avoiding jail time will mean convincing his money-grubbing father, the building's true owner, to invest money for repairs.
Director
Rod Daniel
Producer
Charles Gordon
Production Co
Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment Networks
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 28, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.6M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround
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