The Deli
NR
5.5
1997
1 hr 36 min
Drama
, Comedy
An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.
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- Cast：
- Mike Starr , Matt Keeslar , Judith Malina , Brian Vincent , Heavy D , Ice-T , Iman
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Reviews
good back-story, and good acting
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The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
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