Kings of South Beach
5.6 /10 1 Votes
Duration Initial DVD release October 16, 2007 Country United States | 5.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama Running time 1h 30m Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21) Cast Similar movies NBA CHAMPIONS MIAMI HEAT 2005-2006 , 2013 NBA Champions: Miami Heat , 2012 NBA Champions: Miami Heat , Scarface , 12 Angry Men , 2011 NBA Champions: Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kings of south beach
Kings of South Beach is a film written by Nicholas Pileggi about an infamous operator of nightclubs in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida. The lead character is portrayed by Jason Gedrick; his best friend is portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg. The film premiered on March 12, 2007 on the A&E Network.
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Background
The film is loosely based on a true story about the exploits of Chris Paciello, a transplanted New Yorker who was involved with the Mafia back in his hometown. He built a house of cards in South Beach, founded on models, money, and celebrity friends, including Madonna.
After an intense undercover investigation, Paciello was arrested on racketeering and murder charges, and went on to testify against known members and associates of the Colombo and Bonanno crime families.
Reception
New York Post critic Linda Stasi rates Kings of South Beach as a "four star film" with a casting described as “perfect.” Robert Bianco of USA Today describes "Gedrick and Wahlberg as absolutely first-rate, as these fine actors tend to be." Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk-Review, however, called it "obvious, listless, and completely predictable from start to finish", and said that "Kings of South Beach is little more than a very thin retread of several much better crime stories."
References
Kings of South Beach WikipediaKings of South Beach IMDb Kings of South Beach themoviedb.org