bob the moo wrote on IMDB:
One of the first of the gangster spoof movies this is the story of Michael
Keaton's Johnny Kelly sucked into Peter Boyle's New York gang before
eventually leading it. This is confused by the fact that Johnny's brother
(Griffin Dunne) is the DA seeking to put New York's crime lords
away.
The film is silly from start to finish - the plot doesn't make sense and the
characters are overblown, but that's the whole point - it's meant to be a
spoof and it is. The jokes are quite hit-and-miss, but the majority hit and
are funny, although you do need to be in the mood for it.
Michael Keaton is perfect in the lead role, clearly enjoying himself
immensely and is on-form for the whole movie. The whole cast provide good
support in a series of fun roles - Griffin Dunne is great as the DA, Danny
DeVito top in a small role as the crooked DA (or host of game show "play
ball"!). Richard Dimitri is hilarious as the gangster of unknown origin,
guilty of murdering the english language (fargin' funny!), Peter Boyle is
good as Johnny's boss, but Joe Piscopo is the best support as the gangster
with attitude ("once"). [ show more ]
The film is a fun throwback spoof. Every element of the film is exaggerated
and the majority of it comes off well. Yes some jokes miss but they come so
thick and fast that the next one is never far away. [ show less ]
Written on IMDB a long time ago.
