Bobby G. Can't Swim

Name: Bobby G. Can't Swim
Genre: Drama
Released: June 21, 2002
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 46

2002

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Trinity Home Entertainment | Release Date: June 21, 2002 | R

Summary: A raw New York street drama about a small-time coke dealer in Hell's Kitchen.

Director: John-Luke Montias

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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Lael Loewenstein

Gutsy, unconventional, bursting with raw urban energy, this surprisingly suspenseful drama portrays New York Hell's Kitchen residents whose lives are governed by the immutable circumstances of their tawdry existence. Read full review

Megan Lehmann

Lacking quite the zip and zing of "Run Lola Run," this lively indie tale of a drug deal gone awry could be alternately titled "Walk Fast Bobby Walk Fast." Read full review

Leslie Camhi

Montias's script lacks surprises -- Still, the minor figures surrounding him (Bobby) -- from teenage Puerto Rican beauties to a mobster's middle-aged groupie -- form a gritty urban mosaic, and Bobby's wanton energy is utterly convincing. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Decidedly a minor item that's been on the shelf for a while but is nonetheless an effective calling card for its writer-director-star. Read full review

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Manages to distinguish itself with a strong central performance and a mostly low-key approach to the subject matter. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

As a debut it holds out the promise that Montias might do something more interesting in his next film. Read full review

Scott Foundas

The movie rarely overcomes its terminal Scorsese- and Ferrara-isms, or fulfills the promise, evident in the film's early passages, that Montias might be a fine observer of local color with his own unique stories to tell. Read full review

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