Rob the Mob 2014

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: The always distinctive Raymond De Felitta ("City Island'') offers a hilarious mob comedy with virtually no violence, though it's based on a tabloid-ready true story that did not end at all happily. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's a story so outlandish that it needs to be served by a combination of drama and comedy, and "Rob the Mob" finds that balance quite well. Read more

Guy Lodge, Variety: Raymond De Felitta's second collaboration with producer-star Andy Garcia is a lively true-crime tale with a sensational turn from Nina Arianda. Read more

Ben Kenigsberg, AV Club: There's an endearing, handmade quality to Rob The Mob, shot in a warm, nostalgic palette that opens a window on a grittier city of graffiti-strewn subways and petty schemers. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: Raymond De Felitta's terrifically entertaining film benefits from a smart screenplay and superb performances. Read more

Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times: "Rob the Mob" skims over the lifted-from-the-headlines exploits of an outlaw couple and gleans a humanist drama steeped in sentimentality. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: One of the pleasures of Rob the Mob, director Raymond De Felitta's serio-comic crime drama, is watching Pitt and Arianda as the rambunctious, lovestruck pair who can't believe the scam they've stumbled upon. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: As Tommy and Rosie, Pitt and Arianda are just the right kind of nuts, the right kind of dumb, the right kind of desperate and the right kind of in love to make it all go down like pie. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The movie winds up being a real standup flick, if you know what I mean. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Mr. Pitt is a credible lunkhead, and Ms. Arianda is a delight, dressing Rosie's filthy mouth in the sweetest of smiles. If you were Tommy, you'd want to give her everything, too. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: De Felitta has a feel for this world and its atmosphere, from the clutter and casual ugliness of the streets, to the insularity of the mentality, to the unexpected sweetness and vulnerability of the people. Read more

Andrew Frisicano, Time Out: What starts as a charming two-hander (with more than a little in common with True Romance) gets lost as the supporting cast multiplies. Read more

Sam Weisberg, Village Voice: The stickups, while plenty funny - an Uzi firing uncontrollably can still be hilarious - lack any sense of dread or danger. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: A romance about two down-and-outers that reveals the workings of a whole citywide ecosystem of crime and punishment. Read more