Here, in De Niro's directorial debut (which they stress very much on the box of the VHS...) gives us the story of Calogero, nicknamed C, a young boy living in the Bronx with his father, Lorenzo (De Niro). "C" thinks the mobster next door, Sonny, is the epitimey of "cool". One day he witnesses Sonny murdering someone, and is questioned. When C keeps his mouth shut, he becomes a "son" of sorts for Sonny. When Lorenzo (his father, a bus driver) finds out, he confronts Sonny. They don't speak again for 8 years. While C grows older, he meets a girl, which causes hapiness and sadness for him at the same time.
This is a very well made film, and it's awkward and entertaining and wonderful seeing De Niro confronting and trying to save his son from a character who he's played many times before. Joe Pesci makes a cameo. Altogether this film is very well acted, especially on the parts of Lillo Brancato (C) and Chazz Palimenteri, who's play this was based on.
