Review of Married to the Mob (1988) by Sam M — 23 Feb 2017

Married to the Mob is a wild story with the focus on angela de marco the wife of local gangster Frankie "The Cucumber" de Marco. Angela has never been too thrilled about her husbands dangerous and dirty lifestyle. One night a set up on Frankie costs him his life. Angela grieves but also see this as a chance to leave behind the mob life and start anew with her son joey. The only problem is she has to deal with Tony "the tiger" Russo who is in love with her and wont leave her along, an fbi agent who is also following her and the crazy other mob wives that are hounding the hell out of her. As one can expect a lot of hilarity ensues.

The film gets a tad bit corny at times but it still is very entertaining and funny. Great costuming work for this film. It's 80's to the bone here the hair, the salon, the clothes, very old school. the music soundtrack is great and really sets the lighthearted mood that dominates the story. the screenplay is wonderful! so many funny twists and turns in the story with such a well written characters. The love story in here is nicely crafted and full of complexities.

Michelle pfiefer did a fine comedic job! this is a really well rounded character. Angela is a woman trying to reinvent her life after years of literally being "married to the mob" and its hilarious seeing these gangsters and mob wives continuously interfering with that. Her New York Accent was most impressive. matthew modine gives a really solid humorous performance as this relentless FBI agent. I like how this character gets even more involved then he had planned. dean stockwell was fantastic in this supporting role! I wouldn't go as far as saying it was Oscar worthy but still great!

Jonathan demme does a wonderful directing job here. He utilizes some clever mise en scene shots in a superb comedic fashion. It is a nice and colorful take on the gangster genre. This film had quite a wild ending but it brought everything to a decisive head.

A great comedy flick that shows a light hearted perspective on an otherwise violent and harsh world.