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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Miramax
Salesrank: 55870
Released: May 18, 1999 |
| Our Price: $6.86 |
| Used Price: $3.61 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Denis Leary (TV's THE JOB) and Martin Sheen (THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT) star in this explosive story about the power of loyalty, community, and friendship in the world of organized crime. In a tough Irish-American neighborhood, Bobby (Leary) is a small-time car thief working for the area's top mobster (Colm Meany -- CON AIR, THE SNAPPER). But then, Bobby's own gang kills members of his family, leaving Bobby faced with a tough choice: defend his family honor or obey the rigid neighborhood code of silence! With co-stars Billy Crudup (ALMOST FAMOUS) and Famke Janssen (GOLDEN EYE), MONUMENT AVE. is gripping entertainment in the tradition of GOODFELLAS!
Monument Ave. Reviews:
good movie 
2009-07-14 - Someone recommended this movie to me and I tried it out, Mr Leary is a great actor very gritty and believable. Kudos to him and the movie.
Review of DVD.
2009-07-02 - DVD was received on time and in the condition stated. Would definitely
do business with seller again.
bob
Monument Avenue
2009-02-22 - Monument Avenue is a great film with excellent portrayals by the entire cast.It is a bit 'dark' being about Boston's Irish mafia but again very well done. For persons who enjoy this type of drama check it out and kudos to Mrs.O'Grady ( Marilyn Murphy Meardon who played her ).She called her Son and the folks in the Mob on their outrageous and inappropriate behavior. "All these Mothers" GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS!!!! Best, xoS
Irish gangster activity served up all nice and steamy for ya 
2008-04-01 - Gritty, funny, buddies, drugs, drinkin', crime, and Denis Leary = pretty good movie. Denis is one of those guys who doesn't ever seem to be acting. He's always some version of himself, which happens to be something I like. I suppose, due to my past life I never tire of watching guys sitting around partying and discussing pointless, banal topics with fervor and passion fueled by drugs and camaraderie. I'm getting to relive my youth vicariously sans the bad health and police issues. The plot was basic enough. Vaguely gang related but in the old school way of the Irish. People going along to get along even if it hurts them and their community until the head bad guy goes too far and the hero is forced to more closely examine his life and goals. The end was predictable enough but who cares? Pretty good flick for what it is.
dark dark dark 
2008-01-14 - I bought this DVD because Ted Demme was a great director und Denis Leary is a good actor, but having seen this film once I think I have seen it one time too often. This is one of those films where everything is dark, dark, dark. Not one bright moment, no humor at all, and in the end there is the eternal american message: The good guy shoots the bad guy and all is well and we can go to bed. And of course, if you cut out the f*** word, the film would run 60 minutes instead of boring 90.
