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| RUEHL RULES | ||||||
| Michelle Pfeiffer is a mafia wife who's husband, a young hunky Alec Baldwin, is killed by jealous mob boss Dean Stockwell. Pfeifer than decides to get away from her gaudy fell-off-the-back-of-a-truck home furnishings and make a life for herself and her young son in a small apartment in a poor Manhattan neigborhood. Meanwhile, she unknowingly gets involved with an FBI agent, the mafia boss who killed her husband is crazy for her, and the mob boss's wife (Mercedes Ruehl) is just plain crazy. Every time her husband even looks at another woman she goes bananas. Ruehl steals everything but the lasagna and even the last scene will have you in stitches. | ||||||
| Not just another Mafia comedy | ||||||
| Angela DeMarco (Michelle Pfeiffer) whose husband Frank (Alec Baldwin), a mob hitman who has just been "iced" himself, desparately wants to make a new life for herself and her 7 year old son. That would mean moving out of her posh home furnished with stolen merchandise and giving up her friendships with the wives of the mob leaders. She can hardly wait. The problem is that the mob boss, Tony Russo (Dean Stockwell), won't let Angela alone. Tony is a ladies' man and happens to have a crush on Angela. "Married to the Mob" is one funny flick. Michelle Pfeiffer is absolutely perfect in the role of the hitman's widow. Besides being an incredibly gorgeous and street wise woman, she is altogether convincing and sympathetic as the Mafia wife. Dean Stockwell lends to his role as the fearless Mafia boss just the right touch of dignity and bravado mixed with a droll, deadpan personality that is just right for the part. Mercedes Ruehl is side-splittingly hilarious as mob boss Stockwell's insanely jealous wife, Connie, who is the only person that her husband truly fears. Ruehl steals every scene that she is in. I personally feel that Matthew Modine was miscast in the role of the F.B.I. man and Pfeiffer's protector and love interest, but Modine did a satisfactory job in the role. The movie contains quite a bit of violence, as necessitated by the movie's theme, but the body count acts as a perfect counterpart to this often zany and, yes, loveable film. | ||||||
| One of my all time favorites! | ||||||
| "Married to the Mob" is a very funny movie about an Italian Mob Wife who wants out. It is one of my ultimate favorite movies of all time because it is so funny, so well acted, and pure fun to watch. Michelle Pfieffer stars as Angela Demarco, the wife of Frankie "Cucumber" Demarco(played by Alec Baldwin) and mother to 7 year old Joey. Frustrated by the lifestyle, she just wants to start over fresh and have a second chance for a good life. She asks for a divorce, which is ignored. Then Frankie and his mistress get iced by the big boss, Tony "The Tiger" Russo, played by Dean Stockwell, who roars as this cool mob boss. Angela is beside herself, and ready to move out and on with her life. She moves out of the neighborhood and into a tenament in a seedy looking neighborhood. She plans to get a job and raise her son on her own. She is then being unknowingly surveillanced by the FBI, and Agent Mike Dowling(Matthew Modine) becomes interested in her. Young Pfeiffer and Modine seem to have a little chemistry going in the movie. They are very cute together. Once Frank is dead, Tony tries to seduce Angela. His wife, Connie, played by a hilarious Mercedes Ruehl who is just wonderful in this role, tries to stop it. Tony tries and fails several times. Mike falls hard for Angela, but eventually she finds out that the FBI is behind it all. They want to use her to get Tony. Chaos ensues with comedy following. All the actors in this movie work so well together, too. I liked every performance in the movie. Pfeiffer being the best. She plays the character with zest and the accent is perfect! It is a movie I intend to purchase soon as I just don't tire of it's upbeat, funny, and romantic story. Highly recommended!!! | ||||||
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