A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dvd release date: 02/20/2007
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf,
Director: Dito Montiel
Category: Drama
Rated: R
A coming-of-age drama about writer/director Dito Montiel’s youth, the film captures the mid-1980’s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Dito (Robert Downey Jr.), called home after 15 years because his father (Chazz Palminteri) is ill, encounters old friends - the ones he lost, the ones he left behind, the ones he can’t help but remember. These are Dito’s “saints.” An honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood where relationships can never be what they once were, Dito’s story is about coming to terms with a father’s rage and a father’s love. (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: ***1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Overall: *** (out of four)
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