City Island - Advanced Screening

This movie was top-notch! Really funny, well-acted and well-put together. I got to attend a showing of City Island at the Museum of Fine Arts this week and it really was a great time.

The movie's history includes winning an Audience Award at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, which comes as no surprise considering both that the flick was pretty awesome, and of course that the flick was set in a neighboring borough. The movie really was brought to life through the acting, more specifically the layering of the major characters. There was always just so much being communicated, undertones, overtones... really fantastic stuff.

The principle actors are Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait and Dominik Garcia-Lorido. All were excellent. The most excellent though was the young Ezra Miller. I want to say his character is like one we've seen Micheal Cera play, but Miller brought something special to this awkward, quirky adolescent male role . He really was brilliant. And of course they were all brought together under the clever writing and direction of Raymond De Felitta.

Wish I had more information on when and if the movie will be released nationally. I've read that it will be opening in New York (obviously) this weekend. Hopefully it makes it's way to a theater near you, I highly recommend it!