If you are looking for an 80s drama about guys who accidentally get themselves involved with the mafia, "The Pope of Greenwich Village" might be for you! I recently attended a screening this movie. Here is what you would be getting your self in to.
Some of you may have heard adults talk about Mickey Rourke's resurgence. You know Mr. Rourke as the big ugly guy from Sin City and also the wrestler in The Wrestler. Well, your mom and dad were right about resurgence, because once upon a time Mr. Rourke was younger and much prettier! Once upon a time he looked a little like Kiefer Sutherland (but not Kiefer Sutherland from Lost Boys. Older than that.) He will also feature in this summer's movie The Expendables. This is one of his early movies, and he plays Charlie a down-on-his-luck wannabe restauranteur with a smoking hot aerobics instructor girlfriend. She gets pregnant! That's sure to make things complicated.
But his buddy Paulie is going to make things complicated enough. Paulie is a waiter who gets Charlie fired at the start of the movie for not selling enough steak. And later, Paulie gets them in even more hot water by crossing up the mafia. Paulie is played by Eric Roberts, who was Salvatore Maroni in The Dark Knight and will also be in The Expendables. It was weird that they cast Eric and Mickey in this movie because the characters are supposed to be Italian. Except neither of them are very good at acting Italian. Especially Mr. Roberts whose facial expressions and accent would make Heath Ledger roll over in his grave. It was fun to see Mr. Roberts with a haircut my parents called a 'jerry curl' though.
The Pope of Greenwich Village suffers somewhat from being long and ambling, but it is a well made and interesting movie so you should consider watching it.
Chet Germilla is a junior at Cedar Falls High School. We are happy to have him as the official Summer of Action intern.
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