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Mickey Scarpato is a crime, but his nature is not evil. Just because he loves his wife, Mickey Scarpato determines to earn more money by all means. Until one day the police discover a purposeful assassination at a construction site that all suspicions are aimed at Mickey Scarpato…
The colour balance, locations, set designs and dialogue have an authenticity we rarely see in bigger budget movies and the characters are, well, characters.
God's Pocket reveals Slattery as a capable director who can provide a generous playground for his actors, but his expressive ways need tempering. [Full Review in Spanish]
What's left is an awkward blend of tragedy and comedy, in a movie that doesn't feel as if it has earned the right to be either.
May 15, 2014
Boston Globe
A fair amount of the film leaves you wondering about the categorizations it's courted as a dark comedy. If the tag legitimately applies, then it takes Slattery a while to find his footing, if he ever really does.