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Overall Rank: |
837 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.81/4 |
# of Ratings: |
86 |
Genres: |
Comedy, Crime |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Jonathan Lynn |
Actors: |
Joe Pesci
Ralph Macchio
Marisa Tomei
Bruce McGill
Fred Gwynne
Mitchell Whitfield |
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Two friends from New York travel south in Alabama and find themselves on trial for murder. Without money to hire an attorney, they turn to a family lawyer, who has no trial experience, a big mouth and a loud fiancée in tow. -- Chris aka Tarkin
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Freddie 11/28/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
Tomei and Pesci are a hilarious pair in this film. I can't believe I waited so long to see it. Although the film itself dragged a bit in the beginning, I think Tomei was especially awesome from her very first line to her very last. |
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serioussir 05/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
I love this film. There are so many funny scenes and lines that it's one of our regular sources of quotes. Pesci and Tomei are great. |
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Chris aka Tarkin 02/20/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
A good film that hits a lot of stereotypes but cruises thanks to the leads Pesci and Tomei. Under the comedy there's a pretty smart story going on as well. |
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08/02/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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pretty funny, real good when case goes to trial |
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"Bill Gambini" (Ralph Machio) and "Stan Rothenstein" (Mitchell Whitfield) are traveling through Alabama and make a stop at a local shop that is oddly named "Sack-o-Suds" to purchase food for their trip. Minutes after getting back on the road, they are pulled over and arrested.
While being questioned for what he thinks is shoplifting, due to an unpaid can of tuna from that shop, "Bill" finds out that he is being booked for murder of the store clerk, and that, based on his misinformed statement, "Stan" is being booked as an accessory to murder.
"Bill" then uses his one phone call back home, and finds out that he has a lawyer in the family -- his cousin "Vinny Gambini" (Joe Pesci). A day or so later, "Vinny", along with his girlfriend "Mona Lisa Vito" (Marisa Tomei, who won the Oscar... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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07/30/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The Ultimate Comedy! |
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My Cousin Vinny really is everything that a comedy should be! The cast are great and all play their characters with fantastic ease.
Set in Alabama, it tells of Vinny (Joe Pesci), a "lawyer" of sorts who is faced with defending his cousin Bil (Former Karate Kid, Ralph Maccio)l and his friend Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) on murder charges when they are arrested after a store clerk is shot during a robbery. With the help of his fiance, Mona Lisa (Marisa Tomei, who subsequently won an Oscar for the role) Vinny manages to grasp the legal system and court etiquette in time to give a winning performance in front of a doubting judge. The hilarity comes from the fact that Vinny and Mona Lisa are very definitely from New York with strong accents that contrast those of the rest of the court, and also... |
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4/4 |
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