Underwhelming

Rating: 5/10 (11 March 2019)

I was hoping for a quality film but I found the film underwhelming. The acting performances were mediocre. Tony Lip character was portrayed as a generic sicilian goombah wiseguy. Dr. Donald Shirley was portrayed as a stuck up, arrogant douche with contempt for ordinary people. I couldn't find neither one of these characters interesting or likeable. They should have worked a little bit harder developing Dr. Shirley's character without the aloof attitude. Dolores was the only likeable character played by the lovely Linda Cardellini. I wish she had more screen time. The terribly italian pronounced spoken lines made me cringe. They really should have hired some native speakers for Tony's family.
I am not sure why this film is rated so high. Its a 5 out of 10 at best.