Nailed (2001)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Joel Silverman

Writer:

Joel Silverman (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A clothing designer fights to keep her Jewish-Italian family together when her brother decides to have a child with a woman he barely knows.

Plot Keywords:

Judaism | Italian | Jew | Independent Film

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	Tony Romano
Brad Rowe	...	Jeff Romano
Rachel Blanchard	...	Kelly Sherman
Mary Kay Place	...	Fern Romano
Dash Mihok	...	Danny McGooch
Lori Heuring	...	Robin Eastman
Gina Philips	...	Mia Romano
Richard Voll	...	Brian Romano
Robert Scott Dobbie	...	Jonny Romano, age 3
Sandra Seacat	...	Sandra the Midwife
Monica Parker	...	Madame Divine
Richard Romanus	...	Uncle Robert
Joey Travolta	...	Uncle Dave
Julie Ariola	...	Aunt Rosie
Laura Siskind	...	Cousin Stacy

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Company:

Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: After displaying chest hair in several scenes, Brad Rowe is suddenly smooth-chested in the scene where he's put to bed drunk by Dash Mihok. In later scenes, the chest hair is back again.

Not too bad

Brad didn't want to join the family clothing business. He ended up struggling as a movie writer in California. So desperate he had to sell his blood, he found an angel named Kelly at the blood bank.

After numerous failed relationships which included sex (and one pregnancy which ended in an abortion), Brad fell for Kelly, and Kelly too found herself pregnant. Brad's father Tony insisted Kelly have an abortion ... or else! I won't say what happens after that. I will just say Brad and Kelly agonize over the decision they have to make, and they go through the ups and downs of a typical relationship. Things are not always good, just like in real life. And maybe things aren't as bad for Brad and his family as it appears at first.

I am pro-choice on the abortion issue, but a movie like this makes me think about what that really means. I don't like to see the act taking place without some serious health threat or at least rape, or maybe a seriously deformed fetus. None of these applied to Kelly's situation. It was disturbing to see Tony take such a casual attitude toward this act--especially since he crossed himself later in the movie. Apaarently he was Catholic. He must have married a Jewish woman, since the family was shown celebrating Easter and Passover. I would say Tony wasn't that good a Catholic.

Rahcel Blanchard would be my main reason for watching this, since I liked her so much in the TV series 'Clueless'. Kelly was so sweet despite her hard life, and while she did lose her temper from time to time, she handled herself well. Harvey Keitel did well as Tony also.

I've seen better movies, but this wasn't too bad.