Showbiz | Celebrity NewsCity By The SeaDramatic but slushy: City By The SeaNina Caplan|Metro5 April 2012DVD/VIDEO: City By The Sea, Warner Home Video, 15, £15.99/£12.99 Robert De Niro is a loner New York cop who once lived out in Long Beach with his wife and son. When that long-estranged boy, now grown and a junkie, is accused of a stabbing, De Niro belatedly sets out to help him.This is no suspense flick - we know who the killer is. Instead, director Michael Caton-Jones concentrates on the family drama: four generations of troubled men passing their problems down to their sons.It's an interesting framework, but Caton-Jones's direction is utterly unsubtle and he ditches more intriguing elements for a dramatic climax and some slushy mea culpas. With writer's commentary and director featurette.MORE ABOUTAlan ParkerCinemaFilm DirectorsMarriageNarcoticsNew York CityNew York StateRobert De NiroShane MeadowsTimes Square
