Aimlessness, tragedy, grief, trauma, depression, mental illness, thoughts of suicide — all these things figure in The King of Staten Island. It’s a comedy because, well, laughs (along with some weed) can help you get through life. That life belongs to Pete Davidson, the youngest (he’s 26) and quirkiest current cast member on SNL, who’s figured the movie is at least 75 percent him. He’s playing a differently named version of himself who’s not an established comedian but an aspiring tattoo artist — better to think of it as...
- 6/8/2020
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Judd Apatow’s latest film is something of a new departure for a filmmaker whose body of work is peppered with assorted low-brow stoner comedies and other self-reflexive multigenerational narratives. Co-written by Apatow, Dave Sirus and Saturday Night Live regular cast member Pete Davidson, The King Of Staten Island is a beautifully understated, funny and all together more mature offering from the filmmaker whose more recent work has failed to replicate the success of some of his earlier work.
(from left) Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson) and Ray Bishop (Bill Burr) in The King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow.
Starring Davidson, Bill Burr and Marisa Tomei, the film is semi-autobiographical story based on the young comedian’s life. It reimagines how things would have been for the famously self-deprecating comic if he had stayed put in his native Staten Island instead of taking up comedy at an early age.
(from left) Scott Carlin (Pete Davidson) and Ray Bishop (Bill Burr) in The King of Staten Island, directed by Judd Apatow.
Starring Davidson, Bill Burr and Marisa Tomei, the film is semi-autobiographical story based on the young comedian’s life. It reimagines how things would have been for the famously self-deprecating comic if he had stayed put in his native Staten Island instead of taking up comedy at an early age.
- 6/8/2020
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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