State of Grace 1990 123movies

Watch: State of Grace 1990 123movies, Full Movie Online – Terry Noonan returns home to New York’s Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He soon hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie. Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie’s sister Kathleen. Soon, however, Terry is torn between his loyalty to his friends and his loyalties to others..
Plot: Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie’s sister Kathleen.
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Ratings:

	7.2/10 Votes: 22,795
	83% | RottenTomatoes
	60/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 256 Popularity: 9.987 | TMDB

Reviews:

The Westies.

State of Grace is directed by Phil Joanou and written by Dennis McIntyre. It stars Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturo and John C. Reilly. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth.

Terry Noonan (Penn) returns to Hells Kitchen after a number of years away and finds his best pal, Jackie Flannery (Oldman), is a major player in the Irish/American mob being run by his elder brother, Frankie Flannery (Harris). With a love interest rekindled and a secret he dare not reveal, Terry is soon caught in a maelstrom of danger and tested loyalties.

It got lost in the slipstream of Goodfellas, but although it’s not in the same league as Scorsese’s critical darling, State of Grace is a splendid slice of neo-noir gangsterism. The plot is made up of standard genre tropes, divided loyalties, betrayals, kinship, revenge, rivalries, territorial machismo and etc, all of which of course comes laced with spitfire dialogue and sparky violence.

The strengths come with the performances of the lead cast members, the visual flourishes via Cronenweth and Joanou and Morricone’s classical score. Penn and Oldman are forces of nature, the former a ball of emotional turbulence, the latter a hopped up maniac with killer tendencies. Harris as the daddio main man is a moody and malevolent presence, as is Joe Viterelli as mafia boss man Borelli. Wright seems a little out of place in this material, Turturo isn’t used nearly enough, but Reilly scores well with a limited role and Burgess Meredith pops in for a superb cameo.

It doesn’t have originality on its side, but it’s a mightily strong film regardless, with the human drama drawing one in as the tech skills impress across the board. 8/10

This is a fine film. Loved everything about it!

Great ensemble cast, Sean Penn plays a fantastic role as imbedded mole unto his past ‘hoodlum’ friends.
Gary Oldman is outstanding with such intensity and dynamic manic character he plays.

Robin Wright plays the love interest, and you can understand how Penn fell for her (outside of movie)

There’s such great music too.

Brilliant soundtrack!

Merrideth Burgess plays a lovely cameo which must have been one of his last appearances on film.

The st Patrick’s Day Finale is beautifully filmed.

Totally loved the film!!

Seen it more than once!!

Brutal and gritty gangster flick – hugely underrated!
I’m shocked that I’ve been a film fan for many years, and have only just seen this gem! In a world where The Godfather and Goodfellas are at the top of most people’s lists of favourites, it’s hard to believe that a film as strong as State of Grace could be so criminally under seen. The film is about love, friendship and betrayal; and takes place in New York’s infamous Hell’s Kitchen. The fact that it was released in the same year as Martin Scorsese’s more acclaimed ‘Goodfellas’ probably didn’t do it many favours; but if you ask me, this is the better film. Boasting a strong cast, director Phil Joanou’s film follows Irish-American Terry Noonan as he returns home after an absence of ten years. He soon hooks up with his old friends, including Jackie and his brother Frankie; who is now the head of the Irish mafia. However, it doesn’t take long before Terry’s rekindled relationship with his old friends and his new loyalties to another party become at odds with one another, and our hero soon finds himself torn between the two.

State of Grace has all the violence, foul language and hot-headed characters that are part and parcel of this sort of film; but at its core is a very well worked plot, bolstered by some great characterisation. The characters are the main focus point in this film, and it’s through their motivations that the plot is allowed to move. A film that puts so much focus on its characters needs a strong cast in order to work, and this film certainly has that. Sean Penn takes the lead role and delivers an early version of the strong lead performance that would go on to earn him high praise from the critics. He is supported by the underrated Ed Harris, who grows on me more and more every time I see him, in the film’s most level-headed role – but the real star of the show is Gary Oldman. This actor has the ability to completely steal any film that he’s in, and he really does stand out here; delivering what is surely one of his all-time best performances. Familiar faces such as John Turturro, John C. Reilly and Robin Wright Penn do well; but it’s the main trio that take home all the acting plaudits. Hell’s Kitchen is beautifully brought to the screen in the most downtrodden manner possible, and the music and atmosphere combine with the shockingly realistic violence to ensure that the film is always gritty and unrelenting. State of Grace comes with high recommendations.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 14 min (134 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Director Phil Joanou
Writer Dennis McIntyre
Actors Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby (RCA Sound Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Platinum, Panavision Primo Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints), DuArt Film Laboratories Inc., New York, USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 125T 5247)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm