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The professional reviewers are slap out of their heads. I am so tired of the professional critics and "The Academy" telling me that some endlessly long brooding dimly lit pointless drivel is high art and something that's actually entertaining isn't. I saw this film at a film festival when it first made its debut, and Chazz was there in person at the end, and it was what a movie is SUPPOSED to be
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Village Voice
Lahti burns through a thinly written role with a surprising level of warmth and humanity. Full Review
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
An extremely awkward cross between "Ocean's Eleven" and "Rain Man." Full Review
Noel Murray
The Onion A.V. Club
Yonkers Joe is largely concerned with the delicate balance between a crook's business life and his personal life--a balance the movie itself has trouble managing effectively. Full Review
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
Yonkers Joe is incoherent, succeeding neither as an exciting gambling ride nor a touching family story. Full Review
Sam Adams
Los Angeles Times
A mash-up of indie-film tropes. Full Review
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