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Bill Hoffman - The New York Post - .... Rosenfeld has gathered an incredible cast of pros to portray an eye popping menagerie of winners, losers,good guys and pond scum. And, along with some beautifully atmospheric location photography by Fortunato Procopio, the results are dazzling.  ...

Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide -  Raw, riveting drama depicting the complex relationship between brothers, Lex (Chinlund) and Mick (Raynor), who came of age on the mean streets of N. Y. 's East Harlem. Mick, the younger, has become a cop, while Lex, who's never been able to catch a break, is a drug addict. Flashbacks to the brothers' childhood are especially effective--and heartbreaking. Based on Rosenfeld's stage play.

Roger Ebert -  Since what happens to the characters as adults is more or less preordained, what makes the movie work is the conviction of the performances. It's fascinating how Chinlund's character is simultaneously a screw-up and the dominant older brother, while Raynor's is simultaneously the responsible cop and the terrified kid. The roles that life has assigned them do not match their natures, and eventually the policeman will find himself in a situation where he has to decide what frightens him more--his brother, or his department superiors.

The supporting cast is good across the board. Marisa Tomei plays a disintegrating cocaine addict, Rosie Perez is touching as a woman who tries to protect her child, and Cathy Moriarity here takes a cliched role and makes it fresh and heartbreaking. Watching the story of these two brothers, I was reminded of ``Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien as two boys who get in trouble. One is caught and becomes a killer. The other gets away and becomes a priest. After the killer is executed, the priest says, ``Let's say a prayer for a boy who couldn't run as fast as I could.''