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title: "What Doesn't Kill You"
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# What Doesn't Kill You

**Brand:** mark ruffaloethan hawke
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Product Description          Brian (Mark Ruffalo) and Paulie (Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke, Best Actor In a Supporting Role for Training Day, 2001) are two lifelong friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They started early as street thugs living by the criminal code, doing petty crimes and misdemeanors that grew increasingly more serious. Eventually they fall under the sway of organized crime boss Pat Kelly (Brian Goodman). As Brian becomes increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and 'jobs,' he consistently disappoints his loyal wife (Amanda Peet) and their two sons. Torn between the desire to be a good husband and the lure of easy money, Brian must make the hardest choice of his life.             .com          Mark Ruffalo is terrific in What Doesn't Kill You as a South Boston career criminal who since his early teens has done "errands" for the neighborhood crimelord and never considered any other way of making a living. It's the sort of performance wherein the actor so wholly inhabits the character that his every glance, stride, or hesitation is a glimpse into the guy's soul, even as the guy is a person of modest intelligence not given to complex self-expression. That's fascinating to watch (and this may be Ruffalo's career-best work), but it nudges us toward recognizing the film's limitations as well as its core strength. What Doesn't Kill You is an actors' movie; Brian Goodman, its co-writer and first-time director, is himself an actor and plays the gang boss. Virtually every scene is an occasion for actors to conspire in creating a believable texture of life going on. The cast all repay watching, especially Ethan Hawke as Ruffalo's lifelong pal and Amanda Peet as the long-suffering wife who seems to have stepped right out of a Southie kitchen. But there's only the barest outline of a screenplay. We get what every scene is supposed to be about, but they're mostly pieces of things, indications rather than scenes that flow and build; it's a little like seeing a feature-length compression of an entire season of The Wire. Although a foreword announces that "the story you are about to see is true," it's also a pretty familiar story as crime movies go. So, as a genre entry, What Doesn't Kill You disappoints, and its flashback structure--after an opening armored-car robbery scene heavy with dire portent--proves to be a bit of a cheat. Yet for all its shortcomings, the film compels sympathy, especially when it finally locates its eminently human heart during the final half-hour. --Richard T. Jameson

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    This is a great autobiography by a former "Irish Mafia" wiseguy that turned his life around from criminal to actor.
  

*by H***G on Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013*

I love this movie because it's a great success story written by Brian Goodman - a former strong arm guy that alledgedly worked for the Irish Mafia in South Boston.  The crime scenes are probably fictional but similar examples of his real life crime story. Mark Ruffalo did an excellent job playing Brian Goodman in this story while Brian plays the part of the crime boss that he worked for (Whitey Bulger?).  Brian is one of the few tough guys that could scare most people he met in the streets - including some cops.  That's probably why Donnie Wahlberg played the part of the fearless detective that kept an eye on him like a good tough angel trying to help Brian keep straight and ready to lock him up if he messed up.Brian Goodman is a great power of example to guys like me that grew up on the streets that were often homeless as teens. Many ended up doing time in jail, a house of correction or prison.  Brian walked away from that life and became a very good actor - becoming one of many Southie success stories that started out in extreme hardship.Brian - if you ever read this I want you to know I've become a big fan of your work.  I got a kick out of the sucker punch Ruffalo gave the off-duty detective (Donnie Wahlberg) in this movie - it reminded me of something you said to me on the phone back in the 90's when you called the District 6 and yelled at me for knocking on the door in the high-rise many years ago while looking to talk to you about a legal process. You might remember that I laughed at that and never held it against you - because I grew up like you and didn't fear anyone either.  Many of the words we spoke in real life were repeated between Ruffalo and Wahlberg in the movie - leading me to wonder if I had the honor of another great Dorchester guy (Donnie Wahlberg) to play my part in your movie.  In the movie Ruffalo and Walberg had a talk - and that was probably the first time your character realized that cop was looking out for you and your family just like he did for many others in Southie.  Brian, I admire you for your great turn around - you made yourself into an outstanding man worthy of my respect.  Congrats!Sgt A.PS: Please tell Donnie Wahlberg he's a great tv cop and that if he was portraying me that he did a great job.  Please tell him that I suggest he take up Ju Jitsu - and use that in his movies instead of punching everyone.  You can easily deliver more pain and compliance without any blood.PS2: I Got a kick out of my name being used for the corrupt male judge that wore bra and panties in your 3rd episode of Rizzoli and Isles last year.  If you ever run out of ideas for that show - contact me...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Either a sad happy ending or a happy sad ending...
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024*

A gritty tale, it kept my attention.  There's always a chance to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  Very good acting by all...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Yes another So Boston Film..However this one is a well constructed and True Story
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024*

Well Written Acted and Will not add spoilers ?I will tell you its a movie that may stay with you a few days.

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