This
is the kind of off-beat movie that I like. It's the story
of a guy (Gallo) just released from prison who wants to visit his
parents (Huston and Gazzara). Trouble is, he's told them that he's
been working on a secret project for the government, and also that
he's married. So he has to kidnap a girl (Ricci) and get her to pretend
to be his wife. Crazy, and yet what's even funnier is that the parents
really like her, but have nothing good to say about their son. Oh,
and Gallo also wants revenge on the guy that landed him in prison.
It seems that he bet on the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl (and of
course they lost). He couldn't pay the bet to his bookie, so in a
complicated deal he went to jail to satisfy the bet. So is he after
the bookie? No, he's after the guy who missed the field goal! A must
see.
My Movie of the Year!
—
marty
