Joey Dedio,
Geneviève Bujold,
Chad Allen,
Lillo Brancato Jr.,
Johnny Sanchez
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Life on the streets is never easy, and when a disparate group of homeless teens attempt to mold a hopeful future from nothing more than cardboard and food dredged out of the local dumpster a street-sm... read more
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May 11, 2007
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
April 20, 2007
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Earnest intentions can't begin to save this clumsy cautionary tale about teens and twentysomethings trying to survive on the mean streets of Manhattan. Full Review
April 20, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
A hackneyed melodrama partly redeemed by a cast convinced that it's performing Tennessee Williams.
May 22, 2007
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
Amounts to little more than a downbeat soap opera. Full Review
May 11, 2007
Evan Henerson, Los Angeles Daily News
[Director] Zielinski's attempts at serving up grunge and grittiness largely fall flat. Scenes of sex and drug use are typically accompanied by a swooning and intrusive soundtrack. Full Review
May 10, 2007
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Clichéd though it may be, this movie was clearly made with love. Full Review
April 27, 2007
John P. McCarthy, Boxoffice Magazine
We're asked to invest in too many characters; on the other hand, aside from Bujold, there's no one you want or need to know more about. Full Review
April 23, 2007
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
Many actors have written far worse debut scripts, and except for one shot...it all comes off grungy and sad and cold-as-concrete unromanticized. Full Review
April 21, 2007
Erin Clements, Time Out New York
As Downtown plods toward its Christmas Eve-set climax, the film's tendency to OD on melodrama detracts from its grittier moments. Full Review
April 20, 2007
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Veteran actress Bujold's powerful, unaffected performance is the anchor that keeps the film's episodic subplots from spinning off into chaos. Full Review
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