City Island (2009)

Eh...I could have turned this off in the first 20 minutes and not been devastated that I didn't finish it. In fact, I did turn it off and start to find something else to watch, but decided that felt like cheating, so I turned it back on. I am glad I did. This wasn't a fantastic movie, its not the even in the top 100 I have seen in my lifetime. However, the second half of the movie really picked up, it had some sweet moments and some laugh out loud moments. I know its not a great selling point "its not the worst movie I have ever seen" but thats kind of where I am with this. Andy Garcia plays a correctional officer who realizes that an inmate that comes into the prison is his son, whom he abandoned before he was even born. Andy is living with his wife, and his son, and also has a daughter who is away at college. This is a comedy and has some funny moments for sure. Its not really predictable, which is refreshing. Its improbable on so many levels, but the second half for sure can keep you amused enough to find this mildly entertaining. If you like Andy Garcia....watch it. He did a great job, its a really good role for him. If like cute boys, you should watch this...the long lost son, Tony (played by Steven Strait)is quite attractive. Emily Mortimer is in this (as you learned in previous posts, I don't love her, but she is growing on me) and she is sweet here too. Julianna Margulies plays Andys wife, and she is awesome here, I am a fan already but I thought this was a different role for her and I loved it. If you have instant Netflix, its not a bad choice. I almost hope people watch it just so I can see what everyone thinks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174730/