I caught the tail end of STATE OF GRACE (1990) this morning and I noticed that Encore will be re-broadcasting it a couple of more times this month. I guess to coincide with St. Patrick's Day.

This was a very good movie based on the Westies and the Irish mob. It was originally released less than a week before GOODFELLAS and was in and out of theaters in about 10 minutes as a result of this ill advised release date.

Sean Penn was great as the conflicted undercover cop. Ed Harris was great as a tough guy long before he settled into "good guy" roles, like in STEPMOM. And Gary Oldman was, well, Gary Oldman. That man is the most overlooked actor in Hollywood, in my opinion. A very good, very gritty and very real take on the west side of the 1980's. I'm gonna order it on DVD.