Married to the Mob 1988

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Miss Pfeiffer, who looks utterly ravishing in outfits that set the teeth on edge, turns Angela's plight into something funny, but she seems eminently sane even when the movie does not. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Pfeiffer is at her best, and there's plenty of action, although you may feel that some of the gags involving a scorned and vengeful wife (Mercedes Ruehl) are a bit shopworn. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Amazingly, for all its hip anarchy, it's finally an oddly old-fashioned slice of entertainment. Preston Sturges might have approved. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The enormous cast is a total delight, starting with Pfeiffer, with hair dyed dark, a New York accent and a continuously nervous edge. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Demme keeps his characters (scripted by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns) from wandering into the Buffoon Zone. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A mix of goofy ethnicity, romance and self-discovery, "Married to the Mob" is an offer you can't refuse. Read more