People are voting emotionally.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

I wouldn't recommend this movie, other than on a rainy day. It was basically a hyped up hormones, macho-ism worshiping film about local hoods in Brooklyn. There was the typical clichés, boy meets girl, etc. However, there are a few things that went well: 1) The bad guy was creepy. He was jealous and bitter, like a lot of wannabe hoods who did hard time.2) The older brother was trying to be sedate and practical, while the younger brother was naive and reactive.3) They lived with their mothers, who were going mad. Probably pretty close to true.4) There was no escape from the hood. You were stuck there, and in that environment.5) The fights were not phony. They really did beat each other up, and the last ones standing were the winners. For once, they make the fights look realistic. It wasn't as though they were great fighters, but they fought until they dropped. It was very realistic.However, don't expect too much depth in this film. It was just something to watch on a rainy day.

When gages ruled the streets of New York City in the Brooklyn area in the late 1950's. When a tough but an good hearted young man by the name of Leon (Stephen Dorff) tries to control his younger out of control teenage brother by the name of Bobby (Brad Renfro). Since Leon is the leader of the gang called the Deuces. Deuces are the opposite of a dangerous gang, known as the Vipers. Leon tries to keep drugs off the streets that killed his brother, When the leader of the Vipers (Norman Reedus) is out of prison for being there for three years.Since he wants revenge, because someone did rat him out to the cops. Bobby falls in love with an attractive care-free older woman (Fairuza Balk)-which he dangerous no good drug addicted brother (Balthazar Getty) is part of the Vipers. When the leader of the Vipers, who wants to sell Drugs and Thigns are about to change. When the Deuces and the Vipers are starting a war against each other for fighting the peace of the streets. Keep drugs off the block, even if it's comes to Violence.This underrated film is stylish, tough, passionate and good looking brutality strong gang drama. Which it does capture the life vividly in this little seen flick. Directed by Scott Kalvert (The Basketball Diaries) did an fine job, which does have a terrific cast (Including:Max Perlich, Drea de Matteo, Vincent Pastore, Frankie Muniz, Matt Dillon, Deborah Harry, James Franco and more) with an expectational cinematography by John A. Alonzo (Star Trek:Generations, The Guardian, Scarface). Which it is sadly Alonzo's last film as Director of Photography. The movie is quite flawed at the some of the key moments (Especially uneven in one surprise moment in the film, which is never resolve in the flick) but it's strong enough to keep this film, fast moving and it's also hard to disliked.DVD has an terrific anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer (Also in Pan & Scan) with an fine-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD extras are good-including:an ingraining commentary track by the director and editor:Micheal R. Miller (Both admitting that the movie is flawed, trying their best to make it entertaining as possible), Photo Gallery and Theatrical Trailer. Do not miss this interesting small one of a kind movie. Filmmaker:Martin Scorsese is uncredited as a Executive Producer. This film was a Box Office Bomb in theaters. The film might have life on DVD. Filmed in 2000. Panavision. (*** ½/*****).

Premiere actors Stephen Dorf, Norman Reedus and Matt Dillon show you how it's done in Deuces Wild, a powerful, tragedy of gang-related, white-on-white crime. Dorf performs a role worthy of his mettle as the complex protagonist fighting to keep heroin out of the 'hood. Reedus, in flawless compliment, is evil incarnate as the determined drug-pusher. Dillon is deftly understated as the head thug in charge of them both. When this May 2002 film didn't walk off with an armful of Oscars next year (including best director and best picture), it was clear something was rotten in Denmark.

..... but I'll try.The film's about a Brooklyn gang called the Deuces, circa 1958, and centers on two people, Leon, the gang leader, and his younger brother, Bobby. A third brother died of a drug overdose years before and Leon's sworn to keep the neighborhood clean. The dealer who sold his brother the smack comes back from prison looking for revenge and partners up with the local mob boss, played inexplicably by Matt Dillon. The war is on for control of the street.The script is awful. The dialogue is right out of a comic book. And the actors do nothing to elevate the film. Fairuza Balk gets my nod for the worst performance of the year. She's ten years too old for the part of the teenage sister of a rival gang member, and her makeup and Brooklyn accent are an affront to the senses. Stephen Dourf and Brad Renfro are a couple of lightweights cast as the two brothers. Every cliché about Brooklyn street gangs is paraded in front of the viewer, right down to the Catholic priest trying to get the boys to stop fighting each other. There's even a young kid, Scooch, an angelic wannabe that looks up to Leon. I almost expected Pat O'Brien and Billy Halop to pop up any minute.This turkey belongs in the trash bin.