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My Cousin Vinny
1992
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My Cousin Vinny
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26
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.7
/5
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2.8
But Pesci and Tomei make a first rate team theyre Punch and Judy gone Brooklyn.
EW
3.1
I didnt get much involved in it, and yet individual moments and some of the performances were very funny.
Rogerebert
5.0
You can take the guy out of Brooklyn but not Brooklyn out of the guy, even in Alabama.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
In no way as bad as youd have every right to expect, My Cousin Vinny rises above its simple minded premise and its promise of humor in stereotypes to ..
3.5
My Cousin Vinny is a crowd pleasing comedy.Director Jonathan Lynn makes the most out of the cultural differences between all the characters.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
But thats just one indication of what makes this appealingly quirky comedy stand apart from more run of the mill fare.
Tv Guide
3.8
Even with Idle and Coltranes exceedingly enthusiastic performances, Nuns on the Run is never quite able to rise above the level of barely watchable me ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.0
Review Our Score by Joanna Berry In this enjoyable fish out of water comedy, Joe Pesci plays the Vinny of the title, an extremely inept lawyer (who ha ..
Radio Times
4.0
Anyone looking for a harsh new honesty in American cinema may have problems with My Cousin Vinny.
Independent
3.5
The modest but often touching and superbly acted production was directed by Vlatcheslav Krishtofovich.
Cs Monitor
2.5
But the players are having fun and some of the byplay is better for their genuine comic effort.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
The regional stereotypes in Dale Launers broad script arent so laudable, but the on screen talent merits a retrial: Tomei talks up a storm and Pesci t ..
Total Film
3.1
Were in good hands with these actors, and the minor miracle of My Cousin Vinny is thatthough the picture never scores any guffaws, the villains remain ..
Groucho Reviews
4.5
This well rounded comedy also manages to work in some memorable slapstick, hilarious sight gags, a rousing round of tearing apart the prosecutors witn ..
3.8
Think every cliche you ever heard about Brooklyn and Vinny embodies it.
Three Movie Buffs
5.0
My Cousin Vinny is easily the most inventive and enjoyable American film farce in a long time, even during those extended patches when it seems to be ..
Ny Times
4.4
Despite the swearing, the picture still maintains its good natured, humorous nature.Excellent performances by Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei.
Ross Anthony
4.4
While it certainly does feed into some stereotypes, it seems to do so with a certain amount of affection.
2.5
Lynns attempts to jumble comedy and drama dont always jell; the goofy stuff is never quite antic enough, and the serious stretches dont have enough we ..
La Times
4.5
While its easy to imagine an infinite number of bad courtroom comedies based on this scenario, this movie turns out to be wonderful broad and low char ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
Lynn does have a gift, though, for highlighting what is most likable about his performers, and he has done quite a job on Pesci, turning the dangerous ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
3.8
The pacing is brisk and the energy of the performances is so palpable that even at its silliest and most contrived, the film is enjoyable.
Seattle Times
3.1
For all of its grossly stereotypical characterizations and cheap laughs, My Cousin Vinny does benefit from Pescis characteristically energetic perform ..
Articles Philly
3.1
The movie sags as Vinny sets out to demolish the patently shaky case and dubious witnesses for the prosecution. Pesci does his best, but a lawyers sui ..
Articles Philly
3.1
But its easygoing and occasionally quite funny and ultimately satisfying.
Articles Baltimore Sun
1.5
My Cousin Vinny is a shaggy dog story heavier on tedium than humor.
Articles Sun Sentinel
4.5
It is a goofy farce riddled with cheap gags and shameless stereotypes.
Maclean's Magazine
4.0
My Cousin Vinny proves that well written and superbly delivered jokes belong in comedies.
Smash Cut Reviews
4.5
Nothing makes a moviegoer feel more isolated than sitting stony faced through a comedy that makes the rest of the audience laugh and cheer.
Content Time
3.0
...a minor gem of a movie, without pretention, but smart and clever in the way the narrative brings all sides together in the on going search for just ..
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