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Mickey Blue Eyes | Year: 1999 Classification: Comedy Country: USA Language: English Directed: - Kelly Makin Actors/Actresses: - James Caan - Hugh Grant - Elizabeth Hurley - Jeanne Tripplehorn - Burt Young IT'S SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN YOU'D THINK To tell you the truth, I wasn't really expecting too much from this movie, it IS a romantic comedy, but not expecting too much is the best way to not be dissapointed. Hugh Grant plays an auctioneer who wants to marry his girlfriend played by Jeanne Tripplehorn. The only problem is she wants to protect him from her family, who happen to be mobsters, most notable James Caan. Hugh Grant's clumsy, stuttering style serves him well here because he is faced with a number of uncomfortable situations. He and Caan do fine work in the movie although Caan's character becomes weaker towards the second half of the movie. Tripplehorn is ok, in a role that only required her to be ok. The rest of the mobster cliches, I mean cast, are made up of people who at one time or another have been or will be on The Sopranos. The movie does have some funny moments, like when Caan teaches Grant to talk like a wiseguy, although that wears thin soon. But in the end the movies uneven tone between lighthearted romantic comedy and some violence ultimately keep it from being too memorable Nice romantic comedy. This film combines romance, comedy and the Mafia quite well. Hugh Grant is romantically involved with a beautiful girl whose father (James Caan) is a NYC mob figure. She tries to hide it from him, but eventually he finds out and becomes innocently involved with her father and the mob. Enjoyable flick. IT'S NO "ANALYZE THIS", BUT FUN ROMP THRU A DOOZY SITUATION Witty theme, darker than you'd expect and with some dead-serious undertones (Burt Young's character, for example, is *scary* without a trace of humor) but this is totally appropriate in context and gives the movie a punch that many comedies lack. Hugh Grant's comic timing took me by surprise, as did Jeanne T's convincing rendition of a mafia don's daughter. James Caan was actually the reason I picked this DVD up and did not regret it. Very worthy spin for an evening if you like atypical comedies in general or mafia comedies in particular. Buy Mickey Blue Eyes at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Mickey Blue Eyes Search with the Priority Search Engine on Mickey Blue Eyes This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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