R | 1h 30min | Comedy, Drama | 3 October 2003 (USA) After well over a decade showing up as an extra in TV shows such as “Spin City,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Ally McBeal,” and “Boston Public,” actor Tom McCarthy (without any prior experience doing so) was given a shot to write and direct his first feature film. Given the success of their art-house productions with general audiences since the early ’90s, Miramax Studios had little to lose by giving McCarthy a paltry $500,000 to make his quaint little movie. With long-time indie darling Patricia Clarkson positioned as the principal female draw, Miramax was practically guaranteed to at least break even. This in turn permitted McCarthy the chance to cast the promising yet largely unknown actors Peter Dinklage and Bobby Cannavale as the male leads. Finbar (“Fin”) McBride (Dinklage) is a single man with no family living in Hoboken, New Jersey, who works for his only …