Monument Ave.

This crime drama takes place among Irish-American toughs in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood. Car-thief Bobby O'Grady (Denis Leary) belongs to a gang run by bully Jackie O'Hara (Colm Meaney). Bobby's cousin Seamus (Jason Barry) is a recent arrival from Dublin. When Teddy (Billy Crudup) gets gunned ...more

Ted Demme's Monument Ave. is a tense look at the mean streets of Boston and the mob-like politics of its Irish-American car theft racket. Looking comfortable in his native environment, Denis Leary makes his most convincing case yet that he is truly an actor, rather than just a standup comic trying to pass as one. Excelling in the role of the conflicted thief who serves as the film's moral center, Leary leads an all-star cast focused more on their performances than on trying to manufacture Boston ...more