That is one half
of the plot, the other is about the two boys who grow up into
strong men and again compete to win the hand
of their childhood
girlfriend (Maria, seriously couldn't they have used a better and less stereotypical name).
The film has three unknowns in John Magaro, Will Brill and Jack Huston (who has since broken out with his role on «Boardwalk Empire «-RRB- as the leads, which shouldn't be a problem as Chase's depiction
of youth with inexperienced talent on his HBO show was stellar, but it also boasts a
strong supporting cast with Bella Heathcote as the protagonist Magaro's
girlfriend, Christopher McDonald as her father, Molly Price as Magaro's mother, Lisa Lampenelli as his aunt, Brad Garrett as a composer / producer, and Chase's «Sopranos» leading
man James Gandolfini, who apparently shines as Magaro's father, «a postwar, post-Depression era parent who has given his kid every advantage that he didn't have growing up.»