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Ash Wednesday

Brothers in war. Brothers at war.

2002 · 1h 39m · R Action, Crime, Drama
Directed by Edward Burns

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Overview

In early 1980s Manhattan, a pair of Irish-American brothers become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.

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All reviews
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten

With more swagger than Saint Pat on Snake Day, Edward Burns struts around 1983 Hell's Kitchen in search of a Sopranos audition.

Laura Sinagra, Village Voice
Rotten

An ambitious, guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting.

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten

This time Mr. Burns is trying something in the Martin Scorsese street-realist mode, but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again.

Dave Kehr, New York Times
Fresh

For all its brooding quality, Ash Wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

There ought to be a directing license, so that Ed Burns can have his revoked.

Mark Olsen, L.A. Weekly

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