Probably still Ed Burns' best film. It has authenticity but more story being based around three brothers - the married one who has an affair (initiated by the woman very aggressively which feels fresh), one who is unsure of his new romance, another who has a Catholic crisis. Their dilemmas are the same as what Burns would explore later on but three brothers means more incident. There's also more conflict - people are tougher with each other.
Burns has long Gen X hair and some charming by play with Maxine Bahns. Connie Britton is lovely as the perfect wife loved by her brother in laws more than her husband.
The Irish American background was fresh then - chats about JFK and JFK Jnr, and the role of the church.
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