Wonderful...It's funny and offbeat, sometimes raucous, but it still manages to come at you in gentle layers.

Corrente's gift for evoking the lives of blue-collar men that made his debut film, "Federal Hill," so appealing blends perfectly with the antic sensibility of the Farrellys.

Eminently likable...a splendid performance from Alec Baldwin in a far cry from his usual roles.

Entertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series.

It's much closer to a European film in sensibility than to one of Hollywood's factory products.

Gets a lot of the details right. Outside Providence is a sweet, funny little movie.

Baldwin's perfectly impacted performance as a tough-love provider (the actor gets some of the best lines in the movie).

Beguiling performances and a story that veers between social observations, period detail, and genuine humor make this movie an end-of-the-summer stand-out.

It stands apart when it comes to its extravagant humor and non-judgmental '70s-era reality (smoking dope, hitching rides, playing Frisbee, hanging out).

Everything comes up forced and predictable in the nostalgic overload of bongs, Top 40 rock and boys' bluster about sex.

Despite its familiar formula, feels fresh.

Like Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused," Outside Providence reminisces vividly, recalling the era fondly but not with too much sugar.

Possesses memorable portrayals of thoroughly original characters and draws a beguilingly bleak portrait of its Rhode Island settings.

Baldwin is a marvel in a casting surprise that pays off.