Figuring it is from James Gray, who made "Little Odessa", I was expecting a gritty film about the underworld. But this film did not have too much of that. Instead, it was more into the political corruption going on and how it impacted the principle character's life and everyone around him that he loved. It wasn't too bad, but there was not much of the rawness of "Little Odessa". Near the movie's end, where all the politician and crooked businessmen just keeps on hiding their corruption, it left me with a bad taste on how politics are run and how cronyism continues on no matter what. But they had to throw in the ending, which seems to be a nice little wrap-up in order for people to walk away from it without the cynical feeling. I felt it became a letdown at that point.
Review of The Yards
