When I discovered that City Island has been selected as the Audience Award winner at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, I was already incredibly intrigued to find out why. Then as the film was preparing to be released in theatres across the country I read more reviews that gave it lots of accolades. After having seen this film, I must admit the film merited everyone of them. This film is hysterical and the audience was laughing just as hard as I was during the screening. The casting of this film is fantastic, which is perhaps one reason this film does so well. When I think Andy Garcia I always think of Ocean's Eleven, but this might the film that I reference for the actor in the future. He is fantastic in his role of Vince Rizzo. I think this film is incredibly strong in that it doesn't fight for the audience's laughter. This isn't a slapstick comedy rather the humor is basic, fast-paced, and laden with New York-Italian cultural references. I would definitely recommend this film and I would even include it in my personal DVD collection because it is a film you could easily enjoy watching a second or third time.
Review of City Island
