Loving this genre of films, I looked forward to the BDs. Stayed up and lost an hour's sleep!! It is almost camp in its portrayal of street toughs and gangs in New York. ALL of the leading characters act like morons and beasts. Uusally there are one or two wrestling with the error of their ways and hoping to create a new life. The older brother is the only one who appears to have an IQ approaching 100. The others are definitely "special." I cannot think of a single redeeming characteristic in this truly disappointing show. How it ever got by the "suits" at NBC is far beyond me. Trying to recapture the situational vulgarity and violence that made The Sopranos a cult favorite, the creators of this who have shown it in not a simple task to get it right.
Review of The Black Donnellys
