My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci,
Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio,
Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne
Good Ole Boys And Yankees Are Hilarious In This Comedy
When two Italian-American boys from New York are falsely accused of
murder in a small Alabama town, they call for a lawyer--but the only lawyer
they know is their cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), who made six attempts before
he passed his bar exam. My Cousin Vinny is a classic fish-out-of-water
comedy; the flimsy plot about clearing the two boys and solving the murder
is just a hook to support a lot of culture-clash humor. Thanks to the strong
cast of character actors like Fred Gwynne, Austin Pendleton, and Lane
Smith, its pretty funny--even old-hat jokes about Brooklyn versus Southern
accents come to life. Pesci has played a few too many schticky characters,
but this time it works. Theres just enough humanity in his caric ature to
make Vinny likable and entertaining. When the movie was released, there
was controversy about whether Marisa Tomei, playing Vinnys big-haired
and black-leather-wearing fiancée, deserved to win the best supporting
actress Oscar (she beat out Judy Davis, Joan Plowright, Miranda
Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave); but seeing her performance on its
own, its a comic marvel and worthy of honor. --Bret Fetzer
This is one of my all time favorite movies. I have lived in the South my
entire life and I have lots of friends who call people Yankees behind their
back. If you need cheering up and want to really have some laughs, this is
the movie for you. Joe Pesci is fantastic in his portrayal of Vinnie, a guy
who finally passes the bar after numerous attempts. When he comes down
to Alabama to try and defend his cousin in court, the results are hilarious.
If you are tired of all the gloom and doom on the news, you o we it to
yourself to get this movie and cheer up. Power Path to Love
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