The King of Staten Island (2020)
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:50 am
Judd Apatow film based on the real life of Pete Davidson. Davidson stars obviously.
Davidson's firefighter dad died on the job when Pete was 7. This left Pete with serious mental issues and his maturity was stunted as a result. He basically does nothing while dreaming of becoming a tattoo artist. His sister was too young to remember dad, so she turned out pretty normal and is heading off to college. Meanwhile, their mom, Marisa Tomei, is doing the best she can, but clearly gives Pete far too much slack. Enter a new love interest for mom, Bill Burr, and Pete's enter world is flipped upside down.
I knew nothing of Davidson coming into this aside from the fact he dated someone of note. I think he might be on SNL or was? I don't know. I do know that I really appreciate his story here. It's very much a "people behind the heroes" story that can easily be applied to cops, military, and so on.
Very nicely directed with solid performances. It runs 2 hours, but you don't really notice. Everything flows perfectly.
The acting is exceptional. I don't think there's a bad job in the whole film, but special mentions have to be given out:
-Marisa Tomei is a fucking treasure. How have we not gotten more films out of her? She is such a damn good actor.
-Bill Burr's best role. He's pretty awesome, although his character isn't as fleshed out as it could have been. I'm betting there's stuff about his character that was cut for time.
-Bel Powley is amazing as Pete's girlfriend. Her role isn't massive, but damn you believe that's who she is.
Overall, the film is about as solid as they come.
Davidson's firefighter dad died on the job when Pete was 7. This left Pete with serious mental issues and his maturity was stunted as a result. He basically does nothing while dreaming of becoming a tattoo artist. His sister was too young to remember dad, so she turned out pretty normal and is heading off to college. Meanwhile, their mom, Marisa Tomei, is doing the best she can, but clearly gives Pete far too much slack. Enter a new love interest for mom, Bill Burr, and Pete's enter world is flipped upside down.
I knew nothing of Davidson coming into this aside from the fact he dated someone of note. I think he might be on SNL or was? I don't know. I do know that I really appreciate his story here. It's very much a "people behind the heroes" story that can easily be applied to cops, military, and so on.
Very nicely directed with solid performances. It runs 2 hours, but you don't really notice. Everything flows perfectly.
The acting is exceptional. I don't think there's a bad job in the whole film, but special mentions have to be given out:
-Marisa Tomei is a fucking treasure. How have we not gotten more films out of her? She is such a damn good actor.
-Bill Burr's best role. He's pretty awesome, although his character isn't as fleshed out as it could have been. I'm betting there's stuff about his character that was cut for time.
-Bel Powley is amazing as Pete's girlfriend. Her role isn't massive, but damn you believe that's who she is.
Overall, the film is about as solid as they come.