Michelle Pfeiffer shines as a Long Island wife sick of her hit man husband’s gangster life in Jonathan Demme’s offbeat screwball comedy Married to the Mob but complications ensue when she becomes the object of affection for both the local crime boss (Dean Stockwell in an Oscar-nominated performance) and an undercover FBI agent (Matthew Modine). An excellent ensemble cast gels to create a deliciously funny flick but Mercedes Ruehl almost steals the show as a vengeful, frizzy-haired mob wife.
“A mix of goofy ethnicity, romance and self-discovery, Married to the Mob is an offer you can’t refuse.” – Rita Kempley, Washington Post
“Amazingly, for all its hip anarchy, it’s finally an oddly old-fashioned slice of entertainment. Preston Sturges might have approved.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out
“Fresh, colorful and inventive, Married to the Mob is another offbeat entertainment from director Jonathan Demme. The enormous cast is a total delight, starting with Pfeiffer, with hair dyed dark, a New York accent and a continuously nervous edge. Matthew Modine proves winning as the seemingly inept FBI functionary who grows into his job, and Dean Stockwell is a hoot as the unflappable gangland boss, slime under silk and a fedora.” – Variety
The British Film Institute’s Monthly Film Bulletin reviews Married to the Mob. Read it on the New Beverly blog.
Marc Edward Heuck discusses Married to the Mob on the New Beverly blog.
Ariel Schudson discusses Married to the Mob on the New Beverly blog.
