Orion Pictures
Directed by James Foley
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Sean Penn plays a brooding teenager who gets booted out of his house by his stepfather so takes up with his estranged father Christopher Walken. He wants desperately to belong to his father's gang of thieves, but they don't trust him. So, he forms his own gang with his brother and friends, but their amateurism lands them in jail. Walken is convinced they will rat him out and sets out to eliminate all of them, leading to a memorable confrontation with Penn. Occasionally over-the-top but absolutely riveting, with powerhouse performances by Penn and Walken. Synth-laden soundtrack by Patrick Leonard helps set the mood.
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