After his life is saved by a lonely cop, a mobster who moonlights as a stand-up comedian provides the cop with a beautiful young companion.
I love that the mobster hails from Melrose Park, which I would call the most corrupt of all the Chicago suburbs. One also has to notice the mobster in therapy, which sort of anticipates "The Sopranos". And, of course, a dynamic performance from McNaughton regular Tom Towles.
Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying, "The movie is very funny, but it's not broad humor, it's humor born of personality quirks and the style of the performances." He went on to add that the film is "the kind of movie I like to see more than once. The people who made it must have come to know the characters very well, because although they seem to fit into broad outlines, they are real individuals -- quirky, bothered, worried, bemused." He probably gave the film higher honors than anyone else, as many seem to find it just so-so or even boring.
I love that the mobster hails from Melrose Park, which I would call the most corrupt of all the Chicago suburbs. One also has to notice the mobster in therapy, which sort of anticipates "The Sopranos". And, of course, a dynamic performance from McNaughton regular Tom Towles.
Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying, "The movie is very funny, but it's not broad humor, it's humor born of personality quirks and the style of the performances." He went on to add that the film is "the kind of movie I like to see more than once. The people who made it must have come to know the characters very well, because although they seem to fit into broad outlines, they are real individuals -- quirky, bothered, worried, bemused." He probably gave the film higher honors than anyone else, as many seem to find it just so-so or even boring.