The King of Staten Island (2020)

Pete Davidson is a funny guy. Actually, there's a lot of funny guys and girls in this film but unfortunately the film itself just isn't that funny. Maybe its the runtime that soured the experience for me? Nearing 2 and a half hours I felt like I had been dragged along for the last 45 minutes. Despite its length I had really hoped to enjoy a resolution with Davidson's character Scott. Yet, Scott's character is possibly the films weakest attribute. This film opens with Scott's suicide attempt. You'd think they explore this side of his character fully throughout the film but they don't. I don't think suicide is ever brought up in a real discussion. This story continuously teetered along the edge of really diving into deep psychological problems but it always remained surface level. We understand that Scotts dad died when he was young and his mom had to raise him by herself and so now he has issues. But there's so much more to explore than this shallow and overdone story arch. Lets talk about the real issues that keep 24 year old's at home in America...

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