In an attempt to save his family that go against low, Tommy Santoro, a young courageous guy who joins military and is forced to move to his hometown, where he struggles against saving his family who go against low.
Bobby Moresco, who cowrote Crash and coproduced Million Dollar Baby, makes an undistinguished directing debut, assembling a band of actors who know but two modes: simmering rage and over-the-top histrionics.
Denton Record-Chronicle
August 20, 2006
Handsome, well-made film that is simply too familiar.
Film Journal International
March 01, 2007
A respectable addition to the packed pantheon of watchable but all too familiar Mafia-themed movies.
A hellish and unconvincing celebration of badda-bing-ness.
Boxoffice Magazine
August 26, 2006
A rather conventional plot is invigorated by intense lead performances from Marsden, Renfro and Ribisi, whose Joey is continually ready to explode in fierce anger, as well as a very good supporting cast, particularly Dennehy and Lesley Anne Warren.
At this late date, filmmakers who draw inspiration from the Mafia had better have a whole new angle to offer. Otherwise, they'll end up with a movie like 10th & Wolf.
Coming from a guy who just won an Oscar for screenwriting? One has the right to expect something a little less rote, redundant, and oppressively familiar as 10th & Wolf.
