Thursday 19 May 2016

Mickey Blue Eyes (1999 Kelly Makin)

So funny to see about 17 members of The Sopranos cast (which actually debuted in January - this was first released in August).

Funny, knowing screenplay by Adam Scheinman and Robert Kuhn (both with very few credits) plays on Godfather theme especially by casting James Caan (whose performance could have been better - he's perhaps not the best comedy actor). Film isn't that well rated but improves with age. Use of toy monkey funny, as is scene in which Hugh Grant (very smooth) tries to prevent Jeanne Tripplehorn from seeing the (terrible) painting in his office. And 'Little Big Mickey Blue Eyes'.

The Bride Wore Red
Burt Young - the baddie - has recently been in Italian TV drama Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958  (naturally not subtitled into English - why broaden your market?) which also features Virna Lisi! He was also in Once Upon a Time in America, The Sopranos (just one episode), Rocky films.

James Fox is delightfully cheerful.




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