The King Of Staten Island Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs

1. Too. Many. Characters.

Make no mistake, the cast for this film is huge, and though Apatow teases plenty of great work out of his expansive ensemble cast, there's a point where it ultimately gets a little overcrowded for its own good.

The cast of this movie would clearly be better-suited to a mini-series rather than a movie, given how Apatow strains to hurriedly force character development for literally dozens of characters, many of them entirely peripheral.

Scott's sister Claire (played by Apatow's daughter Maude) feels especially superfluous as characters go, while Scott probably has at least a buddy or two too many, and small supporting roles by the likes of Kevin Corrigan and Pamela Adlon - talented though they are - can't help but feel a bit like dead weight.

By ditching a handful of characters, Apatow's film would feel more focused and streamlined, rather than desperately overstuffed.

These issues aside, however, there's a lot to like about The King of Staten Island. And so, here's everything Apatow got right...