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City By The Sea – Edited

Distinguished veteran New York homicide detective Vincent LaMarca (Robert De Niro) has buried his past in his career, until the death of a drug dealer takes him back to his old neighborhood in the Long Beach suburb. Now seedy and run-down, the one-time middle class resort city is still home to his ex-wife Maggie (Patti Lupone) and estranged son Joey (James Franco). Joey is accused of stabbing the drug dealer and Vince wants to bring his son in quietly. But because of his relationship, Vince is taken off the case. The situation gets worse when Joey is accused of fatally shooting Vince’s long time partner. Vincent must go behind his chief’s back to bring Joey in and solve the killing, before vengeance-minded cops bring Joey down. Michelle (Frances McDormand), Vince’s actress girlfriend, helps him confront his past and reconnect with Joey as a father. Inspired by a true story, this well-crafted drama delivers an Oscar-worthy performance by DeNiro as a father conflicted between family and duty.
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Dove Review

What can you say about De Niro? He is good in almost any film he takes on. He is a great actor. I enjoyed him as the hardheaded police detective Vincent LaMarca. He ran out on his family and dove his life into his career only to find himself face to face with hunting down the son he ran out on years before. This is a very emotional film that deals with life decisions and the consequences for those decisions we all make. Regret, anger, forgiveness, love are all part of the equation of live and this story involves them all.

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