Admirable film.

A Major Disappointment

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

"Southie" is worth a look. We have seen this movie before, only that now instead of being about Italian-Americans, it depicts Irish-Americans in Boston. As directed by John Shea, it misses the mark, but it shows a director who shows a lot of promise, as we already know him as an excellent film actor.The film has an improvised look, which might have been the case, but we'll never know. The different Boston heavy accents stand in the way for enjoying it much more, in my humble opinion.Donnie Wahlberg shows his usual intensity. Rose McGowan, as Kathy, shows she has the potential to do bigger and better things. As the Quinn matriarch, it was a pleasure to see Anne Meara, a wonderful actress and a great human being in real life.Let's hope Mr. Shea will come out with a better film the next time out.

I was shocked to see a weighted score of 4.7, because this movie is full of fine performances...Danny Wahlberg, Rose McGowan and Amanda Peet most especially. Sure, what plot there is isn't original, but after you've seen a hundred or so movies, what plot is? It's all the other aspects that make a movie stand out, and this one does.

i think it is a good movie with good acting but the story isn't strong.it's good i think and it shows people that there is an irish mob.but it doesnt show it as truely as the mob is like.i know alot of people in boston and they know some people who used to be and are in the irish mob.overall i think alot of people should see it.its still good. Dont listen to that other guy.he's just mad that they didn't make it look like the real boston or southie.and from what he says he doesn't sound like he really know whats going on in boston.He probably isn't even irish.:)

The plot of the movie was great. The cast was excellent. Donnie Wahlberg played a great part, Rose McGowan played an excellent alcoholic, and Anne Meara played a great mother under stress. I recommend everyone to see this movie, the great acting makes the situations seem real.10/10