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Tony Martone
USA 2022
produced by Joseph McGee, Mark Wither, Steve McGee, Sharon McGee, Patrick McGee, Mario Carneiro (executive), Daniel Fainman (executive) for McGee Productions
directed by Joseph McGee
starring Mario Carneiro, Daniel Fainman, Nicky Scarz, Mark Wither, Bob Mignarri, Joe Larsen, Joe Fortner, Christine Festa, Domenic Arduino, Thomas Augusto, Steve Mercanti, John Ciarcia, James Hendrix, Lou Pags, Sonny Ragazzo, Joseph LiCalzi, Jeremy Valentino, Jeffrey M. Rossman, Edward Dirgo, Joseph Pierro, Hunter Compton, Saleena Douangphachanh, Katia Manter, Jasper Jones, Erin Lynn Mulry, Alexander Vierra, Tiago Dutra, Tom Galindo, Christy Bumgardner-Billett, Clark Hurlburt, Coleman D. Cecca, Zacharias Gonzalez, Michael Agate, Nicholas Repholz sr, Joao Estrela, David Torres jr, Gio Drasconi, Mauricio Viteri, Fernando Chaves, Savino LaQuale, William Gannon, Misha Pharaone, Torrey Hill, Robert Cintron, Chris Crump, Isaac Pearson, Radames Sanchez-Adorno, Nick Scott, Robert Bettini, Donna Martuge, Robert Bouvier, Noah Aronstein, Steve Lipps, Fred George, Ryan Uriano, Scott Sangster, Brian Masters, Anthony Tomah, Jennifer Thramper, Gail Birch Arduino, Tracey Fuller Morin, Julie Lawrence Greco, Donna Martuge, Kayla Kohla, Rose Beloin, Bambi Marangio, Christina Atherton, Gianna Martuge, Sean Rocco, Donald J. Paulin
written by Joseph McGee, music by Alberto Bellavia, Stephen Darcy McGee, Chico Marchica
review by Mike Haberfelner
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For years, Tony Martone's (Mario Carneiro) family has controlled
everything that's going on in East Providence, RI, and he has everyone in
his pocket, from the mayor to police to the Feds even. And then a new
family, led by Ray Amato (Daniel Fainman) tries to muscle in after been
driven out of New York City. Sure, they're about as well-organized as
Tony's clan, and what they lack in connections they make up in
ruthlessness, so Tony, already annoyed by their sheer chuzpe, can talk
them down all he wants, he knows that eventually there has to be a blood
war - and it really starts when Amato and company shoot dead a gambler
under Tony's protection on Tony's turf. Now in this war, Tony has an ace
up his sleeve, as Amato's fixer Nicky (Nicky Scarz) is secretly in Amato's
employ, so eventually Nicky sticks Tony that Amato plans to assassinate
him, for Tony to stage his own assassination (including funeral and
everything) before that. But what Tony doesn't know is that Amato has
already made plans for after Tony's demise, plans that involve Tony's wife
(Christine Festa) and son (Domenic Arduino), and not to their advantage
...
So ok, this movie was obviously made on a tight budget, so
slight inconsistencies in picture and especially sound shouldn't come as
too big a surprise - but apart from that this is a really well-written and
well-acted mafia epic, and one that keeps the story on a scale with budget
without tension and suspense ever suffering from it - quite the opposite,
this feels a very intimate film with genre mainstays being kept on a
believable and, even more importantly, relatable level, making this one
pretty enjoyable gangster flick.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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