City Across the River review leaves viewers lighter
A critic recalls reading The Amboy Dukes and watching City Across the River. The film, based loosely on the novel, misrepresents its NY poverty story and fails to capture the original realism. The reviewer cites Hollywood rewrites and marketing ties to Naked City and Universal International as part of the disappointing experience.
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