The read
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A 19 year old Brooklyn boy who is torn between two worlds when his photography portfolio wins him a partial scholarship to NYU. He must figure out how to balance his Italian neighborhood roots with the expansive, sophisticated world on the other side of the East River. Based on Tim McLoughlin's novel "Heart of the Old Country".
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Audiences rate it 34 points higher than critics do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- François VelleDirector
- Tatiana BlackingtonScreenplay
Cast
- Kevin ZegersMike Manadoro
- Vincent D'OnofrioVinny Manadoro
- Sophia BushKathy Popovich
- Eddie CahillNicky Shades
- Titus WelliverTony
- Monica KeenaGina Abruzzi
- Roger ReesProfessor Reyerson
- Tony CucciBig Lou
- Michael KellyDanny
- Anthony FazioLittle Joey
- Louis MustilloFat Sal
- Melina LizetteLuz
Stills
Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookcollege student