Michael Imperioli Really Shines In This!!--Bring It To DVD Already!!
Added 7/27/2009
I had this in my collection back when I still had VHS's,
but as I graduated my collection to DVD's, I found that this great movie,
starring Michael Imperioli and Mira Sorvino, wasn't available on DVD!
That was around 2004/2005 when I made the switch...so what is the hold up?
This movie was a late night staple on HBO and Showtime back a few years ago,
and if you're lucky enough to catch it, then you'll see what a stellar
& underrated actor that Michael Imperioli truly is!
Even though he has played a drug addicted person before in other roles,
he found a way to bring a soul & depth to it that really draws you in
and makes you want to take his character's convoluted journey with him!
You're really pulling for him to get straight!--Stop lying to his loving and
long suffering wife, played admirably by Mira Sorvino, who keeps hanging on to
the hope that her man isn't a total scum bag, though he is destroying her hope daily.
I don't want to spoil the other details for you if you haven't seen it, but this is
some good work and well worth adding to your collection when it finally comes to DVD!
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Michael Imperioli most brilliant performance ever!!!
Added 10/14/2008
when i saw this movie i said to myself this was as real of a story about a middle class family who got into the drug biz, live the life with money power and respect and then drug addiction caught up with them and show the vicious cycle of drugs in all level. why is this movie so good its because the realism of drugs and family struggle is all here as well as the acting performances are perfection especially from mira sorvino and the great michael imperioli. mike performance as angel is so good that its disappointing that he didnt get a oscar nomination for his brilliant performance as a realistic crack addicted. i do agree that this film should be shown to every high school health class and even in colleges, med school, police etc. this movies is up there as the best anti drug film ever thanks to incredible story and michael brilliant performance. i cant wait to show my kids this film when they get older. i hope it comes out for dvd soon its worth the buy!! A++++++++++++++++
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Why Never Released on DVD?
Added 11/30/2007
I caught this movie on cable one night and instantly wanted to own it. It's a fantastic movie that is incredibly dynamic in nature. There is the struggle to hold a family together, economic pressures that lead a man to crime, and the descent into madness at the hands of a crack pipe.
Michael Imperioli and Mira Sorvino both give amazing performances. This true story about a man named Angel (Angelo) was written in a diary that was found in an empty apartment in New York.
Years after seeing this, it remains one of my favorites. I cannot help but wonder why such an amazing movie was never released on DVD.
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Sweet Nothing
Added 5/22/2005
Powerful movie, very real!!!........A must see!!!
Too bad they don't show this movie in schools so kids can see the real dangers of crack addiction.
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A must see for all young adults
Added 12/29/2000
If anyone ever wanted a reason no to do drugs, this is the movie. More powerful than any lecture or discussion could ever dream of being, this film shows so clearly what crack addiction is like. This movie should be shown to every high school senior.
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