Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Directed by Anthony Russo
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
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The Russos have made a couple of movies — the so-so caper Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree, a comedy so abominable that Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, and Matt Dillon haven’t been the same since starring in it.
They're joined by live-in psychiatrist Dr. Julia Hoffman (Carter), caretaker Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley) and the newest resident of Collinwood, David's governess Victoria Winters—also played by Heathcote, she appears to be the reincarnation of Josette (in one of the film's best lines, Elizabeth greets Victoria: "Welcome to Collinwood.
On the political spectrum, that’s where you’ll find this movie, written by Christopher Marcus and Stephen McFeely (the three Narnia movies plus the first Captain America and the second Thor) and directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (who helmed the films Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree as well as episodes of Arrested Development and Community).
Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, a surprise pick given their background in TV comedy and spotty film history ( Welcome to Collinwood and You, Me and Dupree hardly scream $170 million action epic), are just the latest and best examples of Marvel understanding that telling a story cleanly and effectively is more important than having a proven track record with big budgets.
Co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo (the brothers were born a year apart), whose previous work in includes Welcome To Collinwood and Arrested Development , have taken to the grand scale of the film with aplomb, allowing for pauses in amidst the action and explosions and structuring the film at a pace that allows the story to properly develop and for support characters not to get lost.
However, when humans go at it one on one, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (Welcome to Collinwood on the big screen, Arrested Development on TV) go nuts, forsaking credible and exciting action within the frame for overcutting of such intensity that you can't tell what's going on.
The director/brother team of Anthony and Joe Russo are better known for indie films such as “Welcome to Collinwood” and episodes of “Arrested Development” on TV, which makes for an unlikely CV to guide a superhero flick.
The Cleveland natives have made smaller films (“Welcome to Collinwood,” “You, Me and Dupree”) and have enjoyed success in television comedy (“Arrested Development,” “Community”), but this is their first mega action movie, and they prove to be quite deft on the big stage.
From cult films like Welcome to Collinwood (2002), You, Me and Dupree (2006), and even culty-er TV shows like Arrested Development and Community, the Russos are journeyman filmmakers with no personal agenda in their efforts other than to make a really entertaining movie.