It's Father's Day and fresh-out-of-prison gangster Johnny Crown (professional motormouth Denis Leary) is intent on avenging his father, left brain-dead by a botched assassination attempt. Among the suspects: old pal Frank Gavilan (Joe Mantegna), who moved in on Dad's territory. One
of the many insufferable conceits of costar Larry Bishop's obnoxious, talky script -- apparently designed to show the world just how clever, witty and ironic he can be -- is that Johnny earned a degree in psychotherapy while cooling his heels in the slammer, so he can justify babbling interminably
at Frank by claiming he's helping his buddy work through his psychological kinks. "Can I be...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins