The King of Staten Island

The King of Staten Island is a near autobiography of the life of Pete Davidson. You may know him from Saturday Night Live, if you have not liked the skits he has been in before you may have a change of heart towards his type of acting in this film. The best way to describe this film is a combination of comedy and drama, a little less on the comedy side though. Judd Apatow directs and produces this film, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and This Is 40. The film is rated R so I would not recommend watching this with your children, the film does contain the use of drugs and sexual activity as well as cursing. The movie starts off extremely slow but quickly ramps up speed after the first 30 minutes. This flick is part fiction and part reality as Pete Davidson's father was a firefighter who died in the line of duty on 9/11, unlike Pete's character's father in the movie who just dies in the line of duty. Though The King of Staten Island is nearly 2 hours and 20 minutes, most of these scenes that seem to drag on are for character development and are understandable as to why they are so long. But in the end, this is a fantastic film that definitely serves as a redemption for those disappointed by Pete Davidson in the past. King of Staten Island Review: Pete Davidson Leads One of Apatow's ...

9 M&M'S in your popcorn out of 10

Next review will be Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, which releases August 28th.

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Joker

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