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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