Most movie websites that follow a ‘shoot-them-up’ actor talk about an actor’s kill number in a particular movie. Robert DeNiro’s kill numbers over his career are a truly amazing discussion.
The Family, opening on your doorstep this weekend, is not the light comedy that the previews depicted. It is a volatile, disfigure and murder fest. DeNiro informs on his ex-Mafia friends in New York and then escapes to hide in Normandy. That is somewhere quiet in Europe! As Julia Roberts said in Pretty Woman….Big mistake, very big mistake. DeNiro is writing his mafia memoirs while in hiding. It is like Goodfellas revisited.
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Along with Michelle Pfeiffer (his wife), Diane Argron (his teenage daughter), and John D’Leo (his teenage son), the family is trying to survive ‘Witness Protection’ with the help of Tommy Lee Jones. None of the family members are angels. The movie’s kill and maim numbers are outrageous. Even mom and the kids get into the act.
By the end of the movie three FBI agents, the fire department, the police department, 12 Mafioso, four school children, four neighbors, a butcher, and a plumber have been dispatched or hospitalized. We left out a lot in this list, so the movie won’t be spoiled for you. Church going friends said they liked the movie. A packed theater did, too.
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A special note should be mentioned about Diane Argron from the television show Glee. Her agent is putting her in movies with great actors around her. They realize she is not ready for a big time starring role yet. She does do well interacting with DeNiro and Pfeiffer throughout this one, though.
