This Thing of Ours

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Surya K @Surya_Komal_critic Apr 12 This Thing of Ours, co-written and directed by Danny Provenzano, is a crime drama that mixes old-school Mafia storytelling with the early internet era. Released in 2002, the film takes familiar mob movie elements; crime families, loyalty, betrayal, and power struggles and combines them with the emerging world of cybercrime and electronic banking. The result is a movie that feels both nostalgic and surprisingly ahead of its time, especially when viewed today with internet dominating our day-to-day lives. Overall, this movie is a solid Mafia drama with an interesting early-2000s twist. It captures the feel of classic mob cinema while also exploring the changing face of organized crime, making it an enjoyable watch for fans of the genre. See more NYC G @RT15936484 Jan 30 The cast list looked promising. Turns out its a vanity piece for wannabe actor Provenzano. There’s no plot, just scenarios meant to make an unlikely little guy look tough. It felt like Provenzano was pretending to be Pacino & hired a bunch of playmates to go along with his charade. I haven’t seen him in anything else since. James Caan seems annoyed to be there. The strongest actors were given limited screen time to make room for talentless randoms. It’s as if they wanted to use what they thought were good lines but it’s all cliches from other films. There are literally no solid female roles at all. This film has no redeeming qualities at all, just awful. See more 12/20/2020 If you enjoy the well weathered cliches of mob dialogue then you will enjoy the ball busting that transpires in seemingly every scene in this piece of film.... in my reality however, it's old, tired and I've been there done that plenty..... The real challenge in this genre has to be to avoid the easy schtick mob humor and get down to interesting behavior..... this film falls for the old gimmicks and offers nothing of authentic novelty. See more 04/26/2020 What a waste af a good idea and turn it bad with some mediocre actors and unusefull scenes. I suffered during the 95% of the movie. See more 02/12/2019 Not a great movie but I loved it. See more 09/12/2014 Danny Provenzano brings crime dramas down low with This Thing of Ours. While the concept is fitting for a mob story, in which this film is told, the execution is poor. For 95 minutes of screen time, the plot details lack depth and the characters constantly deliver lines of dialogue, meant to be witty, but come across as cheesy. Ultimately, this picture is as bland as its production value. The constant cursing is for a mature audience, as is the violence, which is backed by cheap sound and blood effects. Ultimately, there is more than enough profanity, but not enough bloodshed. There are some familiar faces in the crowd, although the question is why. Frank Vincent is okay. James Caan is an absolute waste. Louis Vanaria, Christian Maelen, and Danny Provenzano take the leads in unsatisfactory fashion. This Thing of Ours has very little to showcase and is therefore a film to be clipped. See more Read all reviews

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