The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Outside Providence (1999): Dir: Michael Corrente / Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, George Wendt, Jon Abrahams: Advertizements emphasize the fact that the Farrelly brothers wrote this film. Perhaps marketing figured that it had nothing else in its favour. Title refers to activities or lifestyles outside one's normal agenda. After his umpteenth mishap Shawn Hatosy is sent to Cornwall Academy where he is not a hit with the dean. His friends are on drugs, and his father refers to him as "Dildo" while drinking with his buddies. Pointless subplots include a guy who is interested in a girl but the screenplay forgets that situation. Predictable with vulgar humour that falls flat. Director Michael Corrente does his best but perhaps the Farrelly boys might have made it funny. Hatosy is hardly sympathetic and not a good lead. The role is predictable with Hatosy getting into trouble and out. Amy Smart serves no other purpose than to possibly sleep with him. Alec Baldwin comes through for dialogue as the father but the role is flimsy. George Wendt plays one of the buddies who will reveal that he is gay and get mocked out of the room. No points to figure out whether they will understand. Jon Abrahams plays a misfit named "Drugs" Delaney, which pretty much speaks for itself. Devoid of worth, this crap should be left outside Providence in a dump somewhere. Score: 2 / 10

Outside Providence is a real feel good movie. It's starts out and you think it's going to be a stoner movie, or maybe a kid rise out of a broken family movie, you even hate the father immediately. Alec Baldwin is over acting that role, but at some point... you're saying to yourself: "It's just right". It is a caricature, but a sensible one.The evolution of the main character is truly believable, and you're given all the right milestones to his progression. The rescue he conjure up is even realistic.The acting is good, even if the stoners are overdone, especially the main one. The editing is invisible, the soundtrack well incorporated, the story interesting, the dialogues solid, and the romance very sweet.See it, and you'll have a good evening.

Outside Providence is not the best movie I've seen but it's nowhere near the worse. It has some funny moments scattered throughout the film and Alec Baldwin's performance was very good. The soundtrack is probably the best thing about the movie if you like 70's classic rock. The premise of the film has been done before with a few twists but most movies are remakes in some way or another. Browsing through IMDB should show you that. If you're not offended by the drug counter-culture, or looking for the silly humor the makers of this film are known for, Outside Providence may entertain you for an hour or so.

Maybe some reviewers here have been put off by the fact that it's a mingling of different genres (romance/comedy). But I think the movie is vastly entertaining and satisfying. There's more substance to this movie than there is to others of a similar vein -- "Detroit Rock City" or "Almost Famous" or "Dazed and Confused." You're not supposed to cry and you're not supposed to split your sides laughing, but you are supposed to enjoy it, and that I did. Plus, Alec Baldwin is truly excellent in his role as a gruff, blue-collar dad.