Somewhere in Queens is a 2022 American comedy film directed by Ray Romano, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Romano and Mark Stegemann. The film stars Romano and Laurie Metcalf. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2022.[2][3] It was released in the United States on April 21, 2023, by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate.[4]Somewhere in Queens 2023 Movie Download
In February 2021, it was reported that Ray Romano would direct and star in an untitled film alongside Laurie Metcalf from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Stegemann.[5] In May 2021, Sebastian Maniscalco,[6] Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jennifer Esposito, Dierdre Friel, Jon Manfrellotti, Danny Garcia, Erik Griffin, June Gable, Tony Lo Bianco, Adam Kaplan, Katie Kreisler, Franco Maicas, and Jennifer Simard joined the cast.[7]The film began principal photography on April 19, 2021, and concluded on May 14, 2021, in New York City.[8][9] In June 2021, scenes were shot in White Plains, New York.[10]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 52 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website’s consensus reads: “Somewhere in Queens finds director/co-writer/star Ray Romano squarely in his comfort zone, with thoroughly entertaining results.”[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[12]Ray Romano’s “Somewhere in Queens” is an unusual film set in the real world, about a father who is so obsessed with seeing his hoop star son go to college on a basketball scholarship that he screws up at work, sleepwalks through his own midlife crisis, and alienates his family. There’s a type of viewer who reads that sort of description and thinks, “That sounds like a very unpleasant experience,” and another who reads it and says, “Meh,” and a third that says, “My kind of movie.” Unfortunately, it’s difficult to imagine a person who identifies with any of those groups wholeheartedly embracing “Somewhere in Queens” because of how it misunderstands its own strengths and underestimates the audience’s willingness to go into unexpected places if a famous actor like Ray Romano is there to hold their hands.