Number Rolled: 44
Movie Name/Year: The
Family (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Length: 111
minutes
Rating: R
Affiliated Companies:
EuropaCorp, Relativity Media, TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions, Canal+,
Malavita
Executive Producer:
Jason Beckman, Ron Burkle, Jason Colbeck, Jason Colodne, Martin Scorsese,
Tucker Tooley
Director: Luc
Besson
Writer: Luc
Besson, Michael Caleo, Tonino Benacquista
Actors: Robert De
Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo, Tommy Lee Jones, Jimmy
Palumbo, Domenick Lombardozzi, Stan Carp, Vincent Pastore, Jon Freda, Michael
J. Panichelli Jr., Paul Borghese, Anthony Desio, Ted Arcidi, David Belle,
Raymond Franza, Christopher Craig, Cedric Zimmerlin, Serge Tranvouez
The Manzoni’s are a former mafia family. They gave up their
life of crime when Fred Manzoni, the patriarch, ratted on his business
associates. In return they got a sweet life of moving around and complete lack
of stability. They’ve just been relocated, again, to Normandy where they’re
having a little trouble adjusting.
The Family did exactly
what it set out to do. It wanted to give a nod to all the awesome 80’s and 90’s
mob films while pushing a comedy aspect. What it wound up being is something
violently hilarious.
Robert De Niro (Goodfellas,
A Bronx Tale, The Godfather Part II) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface, Hairspray, Dark Shadows) have
acted in movies together; namely Stardust
(2007) and New Year’s Eve (2011). This
is the first movie, however, that they actually had a scene together in. It’s
about-fucking-time, too. I could praise them on their performances, but it goes
without saying. Both are veteran actors with a long list of accomplishments.
They don’t need my two cents.
Dianna Agron (Glee, I
Am Number Four, Heroes) and John D’Leo (Wanderlust,
Brooklyn’s Finest, Cop Out) were outstanding. I’m familiar with Agron’s
work and I expected her to be good, but D’Leo caught me off-guard. Despite his
young looks, he’s actually right around 18 in the movie, though his character
is younger. He reminded me, physically, of Lillo Brancato from A Bronx Tale (1993). Acting wise,
Brancato wishes he was as good in that movie as D’Leo was in The Family.
Rotten Tomatoes critics
panned this movie. A lot of their comments lead me to believe it’s because they
were expecting something more on the serious side. I think they’re all nuts;
they need to lighten up. I loved this movie, I will likely watch again and I
will definitely recommend it.
I might have renamed it, though. Would you have gone to see
it if it was titled: The Art of the Word ‘Fuck’?
Nah, I wouldn’t have either. It’s a terrible title.
Accurate, though.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 29%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 42%
Netflix’s Prediction for Me – 4.7/5
Trust-the-Dice Score – 4/5
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