The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
By Andrew Plimpton
It’s thanks to John Turturro that the film’s flaws are so easy to forgive.
This is perhaps one of the most admirable casting achievements of this or any other year, and Exhibit A for why a casting Oscar category was recently created.
It’s thanks to John Turturro that the film’s flaws are so easy to forgive.
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