Mickey Blue Eyes


Starring: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Directed by: Kelly Makin
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Crime
1999

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: An art dealer (Hugh Grant) proposes to an art teacher (Jeanne Tripplehorn). When he goes home to meet the "family," he is shocked to learn that her father (James Caan) is a mob boss. Despite attempts to stay cler of the mob family's dealings, the couple gets sucked in.

Review:

Tim: I was horribly disappointed in this film. I have slowly become a Hugh Grant fan, especially because of films like Notting Hill and Two Weeks Notice. I had heard this film was very good and was looking forward to seeing it. What I did see was an unfunny (sucky characteristic for a comedy), unoriginal film.

In fact, the plot and the whole film seems very much like another 1999 film, Analyze This. The only difference is that that film is much better than Mickey Blue Eyes. The "other" mobster/comedy had a much better cast. Sure, James Caan is decent here, but he can't compare to Robert DeNiro. Also, in this film, Hugh Grant, though trying hard to be charming, is no match for Billy Crystal. Compared to Analyze This, Mickey Blue Eyes seems like a cheap imitation.

Even worse, the entire film seemed like the cast, the directors, and the producers were all working on autopilot. No one seemed particularly interested in making a very good movie. This is also a very poor excuse for a comedy. Some of the scenes clearly were supposed to be funny, but resulted in almost no smiles, let alone laughter. The "funniest" part of the film was seeing Hugh Grant try to be funny while everything around him reeks of mediocrity. Grant is surprisingly unfunny throughout the film.

This film tries hard, but fails in most aspects of filmmaking. I was a little harsh on the film because it seemed too much like Analyze This and not half as funny. I don't recommend seeing this film.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 5



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend: Analyze This, Analyze That, Two Weeks Notice, Notting Hill, The Godfather