I watched The King of Staten Island to see how Pete Davidson would fare in a feature film. The experience was, well, consistently mellow, and roughly halfway through the movie I've checked who the director was. It turned out it was Judd Apatow.
As it usually is the case in the movies by Judd Apatow, there is more than comedy inside. He successfully includes drama and romance, yet the extremes seemed to be ironed out in the final product. This means you probably won't burst out into laugher or be offended by the content.
The good thing about it is that your intelligence won't be insulted by poor script. The flipside is that at a certain point you feel that if Judd Apatow would leave the actors to stay in character, they might be able to provide several seasons with the same theme without creating anything particularly exciting.
As far as King of Staten Island is concerned, it is (partially) based on the life of Pete Davidson. It is also a good way to understand what led to his standup routine.
The cast is good, with Bill Burr being a revelation since you don't get to see him in roles of such magnitude. Bel Powley and Marisa Tomei are very good.
As it usually is the case in the movies by Judd Apatow, there is more than comedy inside. He successfully includes drama and romance, yet the extremes seemed to be ironed out in the final product. This means you probably won't burst out into laugher or be offended by the content.
The good thing about it is that your intelligence won't be insulted by poor script. The flipside is that at a certain point you feel that if Judd Apatow would leave the actors to stay in character, they might be able to provide several seasons with the same theme without creating anything particularly exciting.
As far as King of Staten Island is concerned, it is (partially) based on the life of Pete Davidson. It is also a good way to understand what led to his standup routine.
The cast is good, with Bill Burr being a revelation since you don't get to see him in roles of such magnitude. Bel Powley and Marisa Tomei are very good.