powermandan
Deuces Wild is a gangland movie that pays homage to other gangland movies, with the most evident being The Outsiders. Matt Dillon even has a supporting role. This is not as good as The Outsiders, but isn't bad either. As I said, it is a homage movie that is a great watch.Deuces Wild's most parallels are from The Outsiders as I mentioned, but what makes this more unique from The Outsiders is the characters. Stephen Dorff is protagonist, Leon. Leon is the fierce leader of Brooklyn street gang, "The Deuces" who keeps control in the neighbourhood. The late, great Brad Renfro plays his hot-headed little brother, Bobby. The Deuces are rivals with another Brooklyn gang called "The Vipers," and chaos spews when Bobby falls in love with one of the Vipers' sisters, who is played by Fairuza Balk. That makes situations worse when the Vipers' leader, Marco (Norman Reedus) is released from jail. Each character in this is great and would have been a nice addition to The Outsiders. Leon is like Dallas Winston, but Leon is more respectable and there's more visible goodness in him. I can just imagine Bobby being being an Outsider too. Marco would have been a great addition to the Socs, as they were missing the vicious counterpart that would have balanced out the war. Bits and pieces have been stolen from On The Waterfront, Rumble Fish, Bad Boys and The Outsiders. But the entire cast all do mighty fine. This is Dorff's best role and one of Renfo's best.
etherman23
In a nutshell the movie is about a gang war in the 1950's. Leon, the leader of the Deuces, starts the gang after his brother OD's on "junk". He vows to protect the neighborhood. The leader of the rival gang is just getting out of prison and wants revenge.The movie didn't really do it for me. The "Good Guys" weren't any more good than the "Bad Guys". Very little was shown to suggest that the Deuces really cared for the community. I suppose the writers were going for realism here, but I just didn't care which side won. None of the characters were likable, or even capable of drawing my sympathy.On the plus side the courtship between Annie and Bobby had some snappy dialog, and the acting overall was well done.
rale4musica
This film while having a cliche of a storyline, really take the opportunity to highlight talented actors. I have never been a Brad Renfro fan but I definitely would vouch for his role in this movie. He plays a younger brother trying to live up to the expectations set by his past circumstances. He does this well without the old teenage angst. He is explosive and impulsive, therefore very entertaining. Stephen Dorff, a wonderful actor, portrays a character we at times love and hate. He is strong, but his soft side greatly plays into the story. And as for Norman Reedus, one of my favorite actors, he is so easily hated that you have to respect him for that level of acting. If you leave an open mind to the drama that each character is experiencing, the story actually flows together very well.
speedny7
"Deuces Wild" is one of the worst movies that I have seen in quite a while. It is basically a story of cliches taken from other (better) movies and thrown together to make this lame excuse for a movie. It is even more painful because it stars a bunch of second-rate actors trying to make this thing work. Not a single actor is even able to pull of a halfway decent Brooklyn accent, so how can they be expected to carry this awful script into a watchable movie? Exactly, they can't.Do yourself a favor and avoid this movie at all costs. Watching it is a painful experience.
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