The King of Staten Island .

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#TheKingOfStatenIsland

Good, clean #Apatow emotionally-stunted-likable-Manchild-finally-grows-up fun.

Good Lord is the cast stacked *full* of people you know and love: Lombardozzi(Herc!), Corrigan(*love* that guy!); perhaps a couple like Action Bronson & Machine Gun Kelly you know, but don't love(it's hard to tell these days); and, of course, the grand poobah of 'em all, the one, the only, the great Buscemi(so good!)!

And, yo, waitasec, Burr, outta nowhere, gets a massive a role, and massively hits it out of the park. You know the guy, right?, the loud, obnoxious paterfamilias from the underrated(& very excellently dark) #FIsForFamily, & the not-loud, obnoxious guy from the (2nd?)greatest #ChappellesShow sketch to rule 'em all("they ate me, a [Spoiler Alert!]…drink [bleep!]😭😂!)..and perhaps one or two other things😏. Well, he's loud here, but definitely not obnoxious, and between this and #TheMandalorian, dude's on one h*lluva winning streak!

And speaking of obnoxious…no, I keed, I keed, Davidson, waitasec, outta nowhere, gets a massive a role, and massively hits it out of the park, too! You know the guy, right?, from being a tabloid punchline (wait, is he doing the punching or the lining🤔?) to doing a coupla things on #SNL, well, he's super-likable here, and can most definitely carry an entire movie. Hopefully, he'll be a fixture in the ACU for years to come!

But, yeah, for all that testosterone on display here, Tomei(again) & especially Powley, steal the show. I mean, Tomei's become a professional scene-stealer, but I hope her agents don't become too comfortable there, they gotta get her a lead in something soon, she's too good not to be a 1 on the Call Sheet. But, Powley so very good in the very tricky and unnerving and unforgettable #TheDiaryOfATeenageGirl, was probably an unusual casting choice, but dang if she doesn't form the emotional spine of the movie. She's gotta get more work…

BTW, this was a mainstream studio summer release before, well, ya know…enjoy this while you can, it might be one of the last of its kind(looks like the ACU will be moving to…Netflix!…duh duh duh!)😔

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#JuddApatow (The Great)#RobertElswit(😲)
#PeteDavidson #MarisaTomei #BillBurr #BelPowley #SteveBuscemi #KevinCorrigan #DomenickLombardozzi #MachineGunKelly #ActionBronson
@thekingofstatenisland @juddapatow @universalpictures

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