A Bronx Tale starring Lillo Brancato, Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro and Taral Hicks, follows a teenage Italian-American boy whose life is manipulated by two father figures.
A superb directorial debut by DeNiro, a work that rivals Goodfellas.
EmanuelLevy.Com
May 07, 2006
De Niro's feature directorial debut is not a second-tier Scorsese film. Though telling a familiar coming-of-age story, it finds a new angle in depicting the irrational and subconscious origins of racism.