I may have been a little too excited for this film. My love of Lee films and obsession with serial killers may have hampered my ability to be objective. If you haven't guessed yet, I was disappointed. I think the biggest problem I had with it, was the casting. The most Italian guy in it was Michael Baddalucco, who unfortunately was cast as David Berkowitz. While Leguizamo is no doubt a comic genius, he is very badly miscast in the role of Vinny. As is Mira Sorvino, basically replaying her role in Beautiful Girls, but with an accent. The one bright spot is Adrien Brody, although his homosexual acts could have been left out. Jennifer Esposito, while beautiful beyond words, isn't as big a character as she should have been. Having her killed and possibly used as a model of the result of promiscuity might have been a better sub-plot. This easily could have been titled "Do The Wrong Thing". PS. Great soundtrack...catch the opening with "Grace of God"...vintage Lee, but all in all, not that great...7/10
Review of Summer of Sam
