Down the Shore (film)

Down the Shore is a 2011 American independent thriller film directed by Harold Guskin and starring James Gandolfini and Famke Janssen.[1]

Down the Shore
DVD cover
Directed byHarold Guskin
Written bySandra Jennings
StarringFamke Janssen
James Gandolfini
CinematographyRichard Rutkowski
Edited byAndrew Ford
Music byAndrea Morricone
Production
companies
Jersey Shore Films
Lost Weekend Productions
Pipeline Entertainment
Distributed byAnchor Bay Entertainment
Release date
  • January 7, 2011 (2011-01-07) (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The owner of a Jersey shore amusement park is forced to confront his dark past when an enigmatic Frenchman shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his late sister's widowed husband.

Cast

Filming

Down the Shore was shot in Keansburg, New Jersey[2] and Jersey Shore.[3]

Reception and release

Down the Shore has a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews[4] as well as 58% approval, based on 7 reviews on Metacritic.[5] Gabe Toro of IndieWire said that "Down the Shore at least deserves credit for its strong performances (though the less said about too-old John Magaro’s turn as Mary’s autistic son, the better)".[6] The film also received a 1.5 out of 5 from Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine who said that "the film suggests what might happen if TBS and Bruce Springsteen were to collaborate on a sitcom set in hell".[7]

Variety was quoted saying that "The virtue of this standard family tale is James Gandolfini's most substantial feature role to date",[8] while Michael Rechstshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter said that "a rock solid James Gandolfini performance keeps this slice-of-Jersey-life drama grounded".[9]

The film came out on Blu-ray Disc on April 9, 2013.[10] Besides the film itself, the disc featured Sharon Stone's flick Border Run.[11]

References
  1. "Down the Shore". AllMovie. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. Genzlinger, Neil (April 4, 2013). "A Visitor Disrupts a Beach Town Full of Secrets". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. Taylor, Ella (April 4, 2013). "Past Pains, Buried Deep 'Down The Shore'". NPR. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. "Down the Shore". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  5. "Down the Shore". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. Toro, Gabe (April 2, 2013). "Review: 'Down The Shore' With James Gandolfini & Famke Janssen An Overheated Jersey Melodrama". IndieWire. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. Bowen, Chuck (April 1, 2013). "Review: Down the Shore". Slant Magazine.
  8. "Film Review: 'Down the Shore'". Variety. 9 January 2011.
  9. Rechstshaffen, Michael (January 13, 2011). "'Down the Shore' Film Review: James Gandolfini Is Rock Solid in Jersey Shore-Set Indie Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  10. "Down the Shore Blu-ray Review". DVD Izzy. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. "Down The Shore". Blu-ray. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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