Is this film really up for the Oscars?

Rating: 3/10 (16 January 2014)

I really did not like this film that much.
Yes recreation of New Jersey from those years is really nice, and acting is not bad, but plot is really thin.
New Jersey is a fascinating state. I spent couple of years there and I was fascinated by the people. They all look like from the Sopranos. This film portrays them well, but that is about it.
I am not sure why this film is up for the Oscars.
I saw many better films then this one, i wanted to walk out after 45 minutes of it being screened.
Now I would need to write something else about this film but it does not deserve it.
So I will say nothing more.