Ray Romano has been a family identify within the US for many years now, due to his sitcom profession. However, lately, he’s been doing much more indie stuff, flexing his dramatic muscle mass a bit. However, with “Somewhere in Queens,” we see a brand new facet to Romano, as he makes his directorial debut.
As seen within the trailer for “Somewhere in Queens,” the movie follows the story of a married couple attempting to assist their teen son work out what to do along with his life. The younger child is being pulled in numerous instructions—both graduate and work on the household enterprise or strive for his dream of being a basketball participant and get a school scholarship.
Joining Romano within the forged are Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jennifer Esposito, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Dierdre Friel, and Jon Manfrellotti. As talked about, Romano not solely stars within the movie, however he’s making his function directorial debut. He additionally co-wrote the script alongside Mark Stegemann.
We noticed “Somewhere in Queens” when it had its world premiere at Tribeca. In our overview, we stated, “‘Somewhere in Queens’ meanders as amiably as its title, with efficient little montages and heartfelt, truthful monologues accompanied by that bane of the indie comedy/drama, the gentle guitar and piano score. You can see the conflicts and dramatic beats coming from a mile away, and the corniness of the ending is absolutely immeasurable. It’s an inoffensive and even likable picture, but not a particularly compelling one.”
“Somewhere in Queens” is ready to hit theaters on April 21. You can watch the trailer beneath.
Here’s the synopsis:
Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a easy life in Queens, New York along with his spouse Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy however proficient son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit community of Italian-American kinfolk and neighborhood associates. Happy sufficient working on the household building enterprise alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and youthful brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives every week for Sticks’ high-school basketball video games, by no means lacking an opportunity to cheer on his solely baby as he guidelines the court docket as a star athlete. When the high-school senior will get a stunning and life-changing alternative to play basketball in school, Leo jumps on the likelihood to offer a plan for his future, away from the household building enterprise. But when sudden heartbreak threatens to derail Sticks, Leo goes to surprising lengths to maintain his son on this new path.