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Bookmark this pageOff Jackson Avenue (2008)
Director: John-Luke Montias
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From Time Out New York
Like a less didactic version of Crash, John-Luke Montias’s multiculti, multithreaded drama forces a handful of disparate characters to converge for no purpose other than narrative closure. Set in a New York City populated entirely by ethnic stereotypes instead of people, the film creates a United Nations of vice: A Chinese mobster hires a Japanese hit man (with mommy issues) to kill an Albanian pimp who enslaves women from Mexico, Russia, etc. Impressively shooting in 16mm, Montias’s obvious talent as a filmmaker is sadly overshadowed by his uninspired, cliché-heavy screenplay. Unless you’re a Queens-on-film completist, stay away.Author: Andrew Grant
Time Out New York Issue 720: July 16 - 22, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: John-Luke Montias
Cast: Jessica Pimentel, Stivi Paskoski, Jun Suenaga
Duration: 80 mins
US Release: Jul 17 2009
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