Southie is a film that uses its South Boston location very well. It shows the late 90's Southie before it became gentrified and more expensive. It shows just how rough around the edges it was before the old buildings were demolished in favor of condominiums and luxury apartments. However, technically it is an abject failure. The sound and sound mixing are terrible. The music varies from being very good to very bad and like many movies taking place in Boston, the accents are often unconvincing.
The cast is solid and the acting is decent. Donnie Wahlberg was a natural choice for the role of Danny Quinn given his Dorchester upbringing. He is able to project Quinn's concerns quite effectively throughout the film and we get the sense that he is a Corleone-esque "Just when I thought... |
Rating of
2/4 |
