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Summary: THIS IS FUNNY!!
Review: For the movie critics and other people who criticized Steve Martin for a "spoofy" portrayal of an Italian mobster.......that was the point! (hahaha) Anybody knows, if you want a "real" portrayal, you get De Niro or Pacino. This movie was meant to be cheesy and that's what makes it laugh out loud funny. I watched this movie years ago and it just made me laugh so much. The Mambo dance scenes alone are worth the cost. I do have to agree with a fellow review writer -- the DVD holds no extras, at all. I would have loved to have seen some outtakes. Still, at least I can play my favorite scenes over and over.
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Summary: One of the most quotable comedies around!
Review: I have loved this movie ever since I first saw it. It has provided me and my friends with endless quotes that we still use as if the movie had just come out. I understand that it is not 100% legit and believable, but it was not meant to be. It is a comedy and a damn good one at that. Steve Martin is great. You've gotta love the dancing. That is one of my favorite parts. You have GOT to love when Vinni and Barney are shoved together on the dance floor and Vinni grabs a handfull of Barney's butt with authority. I couldn't breath when I first saw that. This movie is just plain fun. If you're looking for a <realistic> story about a mobster in the WPP that is funny, good luck. This is fiction and fiction can be funny. Go rent it!
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Summary: A great comedy, if lacking DVD features
Review: This is a great comedy. You won't find a second disk full of director's comments or actor's remarks, or cut scenes...but you will have a very funny movie to watch.Steve Martin is at his best, portraying a New York mobster in the witness protection program. He has been relocated to friendly, sunny southern California--"hell" as he puts it. He's miserable until he finds a cadre of similar transplants and gets back to his gangster ways. Along the way he charms a DA, a police woman and teaches his FBI watcher that there is more to life than a boring job. This is one of the better Steve Martin comedies, ranking up there with _Father of the Bride_ and _Planes, Trains, and Automobiles_.
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