''Down the Shore'' is a 2011 American independent thriller film directed by Harold Guskin and starring James Gandolfini and Famke Janssen.

Plot

The owner of a Jersey shore amusement park is forced to confront his dark past when an enigmatic Frenchman shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his late sister's widowed husband.

Cast

Famke Janssen Famke Beumer Janssen (; born ) is a Dutch actress. She played Xenia Onatopp in '' GoldenEye'' (1995), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the ''X-Men'' film series (2000–2014), and Lenore Mills in the ''Taken'' film trilogy (2008–2014). In 2008, she ...

as Mary *

James Gandolfini James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. For his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'', he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen ...

as Bailey *

John Magaro John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He starred in '' Not Fade Away'' (2012). He also had roles in ''The Big Short'', '' Carol'' (2015) and the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and ''The Umbrella Academy''. ...

as Martin *

Maria Dizzia Maria Teresa Dizzia (born December 29, 1974) is an American actress. Dizzia was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)''. Early lif ...

as Susan * Edoardo Costa as Jacques * Gabrielle Lazure as Brigitte Lebeau *Ruza Madarevic as Mrs. Denunzio *Joe Pope as Wiley *Bill Slover as Tico

Filming

''Down the Shore'' was shot in

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and Jersey Shore.

Reception and release

''Down the Shore'' has a 45% on

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based on 11 reviews as well as 58% approval, based on 7 reviews on

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. Gabe Toro of IndieWire said that "''Down the Shore'' at least deserves credit for its strong performances (though the less said about too-old John Magaro’s turn as Mary’s autistic son, the better)". The film also received a 1.5 out of 5 from Chuck Bowen of '' Slant Magazine'' who said that "the film suggests what might happen if TBS and Bruce Springsteen were to collaborate on a sitcom set in hell". ''

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'' was quoted saying that "The virtue of this standard family tale is James Gandolfini's most substantial feature role to date", while Michael Rechstshaffen of ''

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'' said that "a rock solid James Gandolfini performance keeps this slice-of-Jersey-life drama grounded". The film came out on Blu-ray Disc on April 9, 2013. Besides the film itself, the disc featured

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's flick ''

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''.

References

External links

* *{{cite news, url=https://nypost.com/2013/04/05/down-the-shore-review/, last=Lumenick, first=Lou, title='Down The Shore' review, work=New York Post, date=April 5, 2013 2011 thriller films 2011 films American independent films American thriller films Films set in amusement parks Films set in New Jersey Films set in Paris Films shot in New Jersey Films shot in Paris 2011 independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films