Populated by a great ensemble cast and oozing a grubby sort of charm, this loose remake of the 1958, Italian comedy-caper classic BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET marks the promising writing/directing debut of Cleveland-born brothers Anthony and Joe Russo. While serving time for a bungled job, small-time car thief Cosimo (Luis Guzman) gets what could be his biggest break. His cellmate (John Buck Jr.), a former bricklayer serving a life sentence, lets him in on what the denizens of the burned-out and boarded-up Cleveland neighborhood of Collinwood call a real "Bellini": a sure-fire job that could make Cosimo a fortune. Years ago, the old mason tells him, he constructed a br...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
91 mins