This is a very believable and lived-in film. It may look like it is about a father and son, but it's really more about the father. We don't get much of the son's perspective; it's more through the father's lens as he wants to set up his son for success as he copes with a midlife crisis.
The breakout star is Sadie Stanley as Dani. Jacob Ward (Sticks) seems a little out of his league compared to the rest of the cast, and Sadie sells the scenes well enough to cover the gap.
Somewhere in Queens
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
4/21/2023Runtime
106 minsOverview
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
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A warmly comic but ultimately tragic portrait of ambition gone wrong in a tight-knit Queens family, where a father's obsessive push for his son's success unravels everything he claims to protect. The film balances humor and heartbreak with genuine affection for its characters' flawed humanity.
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BittersweetWistfulAngryContemplative
Themes
FamilyAmbitionComing of ageObsession
Pacing
Steady
Structure
Linear
Ray Romano
Leo Russo
Laurie Metcalf
Angela Russo
Jacob Ward
Matthew 'Sticks' Russo
Sadie Stanley
Dani Brooks
Jennifer Esposito
Pamela Carmelo
Deirdre Friel
Rosa Russo
Jon Manfrellotti
Petey
Danny Garcia
Sal
Erik Griffin
DJ Joey Bones
June Gable
Mama Russo
Sebastian Maniscalco
Frank Russo
Tony Lo Bianco
Dominic 'Pops' Russo
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