City Island (2009) written & directed by Raymond De Felitta

If theres one accent i just simply wish i could pull off flawlessly
its got to the a thick New Yorkan Bronx accent.
I've always loved it.
I find it to be the most unique form English that exists.
The way the letters curl on the tongue, the way R really sounds like R,
it's amazing!!
I would go around loudly anouncing people's names on the street
just so people could hear how cool my accent was.
I'd go into Cafe's all around London and just say "Hey, how you doin"
to every girl in there..
Does this accent really make me want to do that?
Well, either way it's still cool.

So, from what I've gathered,
City Island in the Bronx has a New England-type culture
that makes it seem much different from other parts of New York City.
A native City Islander has been called a "clam digger"
since the early 1900s. And the non-natives are called "muscle suckers".
Come on!!

And this is how the film starts,
with Andy Garcia -possibly playing the best role of his life,
talking about the history of City Island and about the house he lives in,
built by his grandfather.

Its a very heartfelt story of a family to embarrassed to bring truth on certain matters
that just escalates and escalates. I mean its a pretty easy story to figure out,
but all the players involved are just so superbly written,
I'm sitting there watching it play out as if i hadn't had a clue.

The humour is constantly satisfying.
And with a certain indie undertone that makes every
instance a humble one, and i am please to watch it unfold even more.

Such a joy to watch this film.
I'm so happy to see Andy Garcia land a role like this.
He's got the hard stern Gino look and plays it well
like in the Ocean series,
but really, he hasn't played a character this touching since
Accidental Hero.