Review of Married to the Mob (1988) by Caleb M — 15 Jul 2010
A high-spirited caper that maintains it's cheery and innocent sense of fun all the way through the (highly entertaining) end credits. I'm not the biggest Pfieffer fan, but she is excellent here, and Matthew Modine and her share some charming onscreen chemistry.
Bladwin is hilarious in a small role, and Oliver Platt gets a lot of laughs popping up every now and again. This, like Demme's The Silence of the Lambs, feels very much like a community project, and you can tell everyone had a say in their creative elements from Tak Fujimoto's photography and Demme's invisibly effective direction, the the actors' performances and the hairstylists.
It all comes together to create a pretty joyful, and memorable, farce.
This review of Married to the Mob (1988) was written by Caleb M on 15 Jul 2010.
Married to the Mob has generally received positive reviews.
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