Six Ways to Sunday (1997)
Norman Reedus stars as Harry Odum, a henpecked, 18-year-old momma's boy in Youngstown, Ohio, who -- with his violent temper -- impresses a local boss of the Jewish Mafia. Soon he's found his calling as a hit man alongside his crack addict partner Arnie Finklestein (Adrien Brody), and he discovers that his rage and complicated psychosis fuel his murderous abilities. Harry also falls for the organization's limping, Hungarian-born maid Iris (Elina Lowensohn), a romance complicated by Harry's Oedipal, sexual relationship with his domineering mother Kate (Deborah Harry).
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
I watched this movie which I really thought had a promising beginning but then it just led me to feel disappointed in the end. The problem I think with this film was that the director was trying a bit to hard to make this film weird and original. There were too many flashbacks and too many bad "effects" which got me annoyed through the film. I love Debbie Harry and Isaac Hayes but they disappointed me in this film, they could of done much better. This film seemed promising in the beginning, dragging in the middle and then disappointing in the end. The film could never beat Stanley Kubrick's geniousness when it comes to controversial matters, weirdness and originality in movies.
This is an odd film to watch, we have all seen movies with overprotective mothers, but nothing quite like this.I really liked the way that pieces were filled in as the movie progressed, as they slot into place you feel relief that the confusion has gone and dumb for not working it out before.Sterling performances from Debbie Harry and Norman Reedus.This movie hangs around in your head for a while after watching it, you don't know whether to laugh at the black humour or be disgusted by it.I really liked the ending though, so if you can handle the violence and all - stick with it you won't be disappointed. Peace.
This is such a great movie. Debbie Harry gives the best performance as a mother obsessed with her son. She even baths him! The film is mainly about a young boy joining the mob to earn money. He has a split personality, likes his Mom too much and falls in love but is essentially an alright guy, if not a little warped. The best scene is when he and his Mom talk about sex. A very underrated film, worth watching if only for Debbie Harry.
This is a movie unlike any other I've seen. Bizarre undertones create an intriguing psychological tension throughout the film. Deborah Harry is PERFECTION as the uncomfortably close mother of a young guy who is drawn to mob life and gets in too deep. Truly unique and haunting, and directed with style.The other review of this film obviously didn't get it. There is dark comedy throughout, and some brutally violent scenes...perhaps that's confusing to viewers who need special effects and pre-fab soundtracks. SEE THIS FILM.