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My Cousin Vinny (DVD)
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My Cousin Vinny is a film that does a very good job of walking that fine line between satire and offensive stereotyping. Fortunately, Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were on hand to create two lovable Italian New Yorkers, good guys both, who probably spend Christmas with their mobbed-up cousins. Watching these two trying to eat a plate of grits in a small southern town is worth the buying price, but Tomei's surprise Oscar winning performance is the real treasure in this oddball cross-cultural comedy. It's technically a courtroom "drama," but the only drama in this courtroom comes from the intense hatred southern judge Fred Gwynne has for the goofy Vinny. Vinny is NY's newest and worst practicing lawyer, but he's had to come to the Deep South to represent his cousin (Ralph Macchio) in a murder trial (we know he's innocent, but that's part of the fun). Tomei tags along with the hope that Vinny will finally pop the question, but her eerie familiarity with all things automotive (she knows the meaning of the word "positraction") actually comes in handy when all seems lost. The film is filled with backwoods rubes and southern police officers who are borderline racists, but the script never tries to make to much of a fuss over it, and one senses that a lot of love and respect went into the crafting of these characters. Besides, none of the Southerners in this piece are in any way as offensive as Vinny and Lisa. Even their wardrobes scream abusive pimp and skanky 'ho. This one still holds up, and it's as funny the tenth time as it was the first.Read full review
If you like comedy with a bite, this one is sure to please! "Two Yutes" are charged with murder in a sleepy Alabama town. They call home for help and Cousin Vinny arrives. Vincent Gambini (Joe Pesci) brings his fiancee Mona (Marissa Tomei) with him to help save his cousin and the cousin's friend. Faced with a life and death case, a judge who hates him, sleep deprivation, contempt of court several times and his fiancee's biological clock that's ticking, Vinny has to find a way to prove his cousin innocent. Laughs abound with the vulgar comedy duo of Joe and Marissa. The story line is wonderful and the dialog rude, crude and funny as he**. Make sure the kiddies are in bed for this one!
Funny movie with Joe Pesci as a lawyer called in to defend his young cousin (Ralph Macchio) and his best friend when they are mistakenly charged with murder in small town Alabama. The two boys were traveling across country to college when they stopped for junk food and drinks at a convenience store in Alabama. By mistake, Macchio had put a can of tuna in his coat pocket and forgot to pay for it. Within a couple of miles, the police stop them and they are arrested, he thinks for the tuna. What they don't know is that just after leaving the store, another car very similar to theirs, also a convertible, the same color with two boys inside also, stops at this store and robs and shoots the attendant killing him. Now they find out that they are in jail for murder. Cousin Vinny and his girlfriend (Marisa Tomei), arrive in this small Alabama town in an old Cadillac dressed just like Bronx trash. She looks like a beautician/hooker and he is wearing a leather jacket looking very much the South Bronx Italian gang member. He goes in to see the judge, Fred Gywnn, and instantly runs afoul with him for the way he is dressed and his total lack of knowledge of courtroom procedure. Throughout the entire trial Vinny doesn't miss an opportunity to cross the judge. When it comes to his legal skills, other than a good grasp of common sense and the ability to argue a point, you'd think that he got his law degree from a mail-order school. But in the end, he prevails and the boys are released. The film had its funny moments, but also was a bit slapstick and ridiculous at times. It was supposed to be a comedy, but too often, Hollywood portrays the South as being nothing but a bunch of bumbling fools. Many people take offense to this.Read full review
Joe pesci,Marisa tomei,Ralph macchio. 2 teen agers who meet in high school apply to the same college and are accepted. Decide to drive the southern route to UCLA. Along the way, in Alabama, in a all town they are accused of murder. Ralph macchio calls home to tell his mom they are arrested wrongfully. Mom calls cousin Vinny who is a contract lawyer. Not a criminal lawyer. Vinny brings his fiance, Marisa tomei along. During the reading process the judge informs Vinny proper attire is needed. (Fred Gwynne -the Munsters and Vinny) is the judge. From the moment Vinny steps out of the car, he is learning about the area the food and his fiance. From hilarious laughter to slap stick comedy my cousin Vinny is set to keep you smiling until the end.
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My Cousin Vinny, a timeless comedy classic with Joe Pesci, the late Fred Gywnn and Best Supporting actress, Marisa Tomei! There are many memorable one liners in this hilarious story of a nephew and his college buddy falsely accused of armed robbery and murder in a rural Alabama convenience store. To the rescue is "My cousin Vinny" an Italian New York city slicker who has never been to trial much less take on a case. Along with his fiance'(Marisa Tomei) Brilliant performance. The case goes to trial and the antics and characters are perfect for this whacky murder case! I recommend this flick, I think it is rated PG
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