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The Black Donnellys - Series 1 - Complete [DVD] [2007]

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Actors: Jonathan Tucker, Keith Nobbs, Tom Guiry, Olivia Wilde, Peter Greene
Directors: Paul Haggis, Deran Sarafian
Format: PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 3
Classification: 15
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 28 Jan 2008
Run Time: 537 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000XPUAQG
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,452 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Created by Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (Crash), the gritty drama series The Black Donnellys follows the troubled lives of four Irish-American Catholic siblings. Their story is told from the unreliable viewpoint of their incarcerated friend, Joey Ice Cream (Keith Nobbs). The brothers are involved in organized crime in New York's Hell's Kitchen, where the rivalry between the Irish and Italian clans is rife. Tommy Donnelly (Jonathan Tucker) tries to make amends for his brothers' wrongdoings, until Jimmy makes a fatal mistake that has disastrous consequences for the family.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 30 Jan 2008

By	D. M. Stevens (scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

one of the best shows out. The story lines had you on the edge of your seat and the acting was superb. The american tv companies obviously don't know a good show when they see one.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very dissapointing Series, 23 Feb 2008

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The New York Irish American organised crime genre should make great subject matter. Westies , TJ Englishs book about the Hells Kitchen Irish mob and State of Grace the fictionalised movie version of that book are both gripping and disturbing accounts of those gangsters lives. With this subject matter , the involvement of Oscar winning writers Haggis and Moresco and a well respected young cast this series should have been guaranteed to be a success.

Unfortunately it doesnt deliver on a number of levels. The acting ranges from passable to extremely wooden and none of the characters managed to engage me on anything more than a superficial level.To my admittedly untrained ears , at points in the episodes the characters Tommy and Jennys accents seem to veer from standard American into a Jimmy Cagney impersonation and Irish brogue respectively. And these are two of the better acting performances on display. This genre stands or falls by its storylines, regardless of artistic licence ,having an air of realism about them. The Donnellys storylines range from implausible to unbelievable. I also found the use of a voiceover narrator throughout all thirteen episodes extremely grating.

Its inevitable to compare this show to others in the organised crime genre ,The Wire , The Sopranos and Brotherhood. Obviously the NBC made Donnellys is subject to censor constraints , particularly in terms of language , that those HBO made shows dont have to contend with. But even discounting the use of gritty language these shows are all able to depict a tangible sense of the day to day criminality ,fear and mindless violence which thrive in the communities where these series are set. And thats another problem in accepting the Donnellys as being remotely plausible , because the Hells Kitchen Irish American nieghbourhood depicted hasnt actually existed for 30 years. An HBO made Donnellys set in the 1970s might have given more realism and authenticity but wouldnt have saved us from poor acting and dissapointing writing.

I had looked forward to this series but was extremely dissapointed. For anyone wanting to watch a series with Irish American organised crime content Brotherhood is far better than The Black Donnellys.

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1.0 out of 5 stars What an awful show!, 4 Feb 2008

By	Count Chocula! (England) - See all my reviews

I have to say that this is a terrible TV show. When I heard this show had started in the US I was excited as I thought it sounded very interesting (nothing like a good US drama!), after many months of waiting the show finally arrived in the UK on ITV2. I viewed the first two episodes and thought they were terrible! Most people who review these series have loved them and so are looking for the DVDs, so it is rare that you see a review playing down a show! Do not waste your money on this DVD!

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