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A fairly routine entry in the criminal-gone-legit-gets-sucked-back-into-his-old-ways subgenre. Wahlberg's nice performance anchors this too laid-back crime drama, which also has decent turns by McGowan (in a small role as Wahlberg's sister, so no sexual sparks as alluded to on the video box) and Meara as his mom. Donnie's a former alcoholic and punk who comes back to South Boston (referred to here as the toughest neighborhood in America, though based on this film, there are sections of Schenectady that cause considerably more unease) for a wedding. After being refused legitimate union work because of a misunderstanding, and seeing his mother's escalating medical bills, Donnie reluctantly enters into a shady deal with some former cronies. Vaguely TV movie-ish, this underwhelming film still manages to make one care about the characters despite all the rough edges.