This movie is up there with "Ishtar" as one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I saw it in theatres in 1989 and immediately hated it. Now, I love this thing because it's so horrible. And, I recommend everyone watch it because you will laugh at how stupid this movie is. The best is the singing of "Tony the Tiger." OMG. That singing cracks me up. And, Tony the Tiger guy received an Oscar nomination. Are you kidding me! You've got to watch this movie. It will immediately cause you to lose respect for the Academy, movie producers, directors, actors, extras, and the general movie-going public.

A reviewer once wrote somewhere that Michelle Pfeiffer was (and most certainly remains) too beautiful to land steady work. For any number of reasons, I quite agree. Nevertheless, in this role, she's perfect. A street-smart chick from Queens married to an upwardly-mobile wiseguy. The hair; the clothes; snapping chewing gum; the eff-you attitude. The whole package. Then there's Mercedes Ruehl. Ever heard a performance defined as "carpet-chewing"? That's Mercedes in the airport terminal. She goes from sweet, lovey-dovey to homicidal maniac in 4-point-2 seconds. Not only does she steal that scene, she steals the whole flick. She's a tall girl to begin with, but with the heels and the big hair and the tight dress and the costume jewelry hanging off everywhere, and waving a big revolver around, she's a force of nature. And Dean Stockwell plays a perfect, dead-on John Gotti clone. So into this volatile mix they drop Matthew Modine? Whyever for? The role of this FBI agent calls for an actor who can channel Bogart. Matthew Modine? The only explanation for this jarring miscast I can come up with is that over in the next lot they were filming a game-show flick called "Stump The Dummy", with Modine in the role of the dummy, and they said, hey let's get him, he works cheap. Modine sleepwalks through his scenes which just deflates the action, previous, current, and subsequent. And then to compound the error, they make him Pfeiffer's love interest. After being married to a wiseguy for several years, she's going to fall for this drone? Totally out of her character. And one other small matter. When Stockwell shoots Pfeiffer's husband after he found him with his mistress. All wiseguys know who the boss is keeping on the side. And even if a mistake was made, I never heard of a boss capping a soldier over something like this. And the mistress as well. Wives are another matter entirely. See what happened to Joe Pesci in Casino when he fooled around with another man's wife. And the other man wasn't even a made guy. Sure, this is a comedy, but it's not a farce. Keep it real. Buy this movie for Pfeiffer's role and Mercedes' scene.

This was a gift and it was enjoyed by my daughter & her husband very much. Received product as advertised and it was shipped promoptly.

I probably wouldn't have been enthralled sitting in a theater watching this film; it's more like a made-for-TV movie. However, for a DVD release, it's a lot of fun. Michelle Pfeiffer gives a great performance as the wife of a mafia hitman who tries to get out of the mob and live a life that's honest. She would be the main reason to purchase this dvd (which I would actually recommend as a rental instead). Mercedes Ruel is also fun to watch as the wife of the head of the mob, Tony the Tiger (Dean Stockwell). The movie drifts in and out from being slightly dark to a juvenile comedy satire. Director Demme did much better with "Something Wild." The DVD is barebones; only a theatrical trailer for an extra, but considering the movie, not much else is really required (although commentary tracks can be interesting).

I was 15 or 16 when I saw this movie for the first time. It's not like one of those golden globe's movies but for the people who love movies that have 80s and 90s style, they will like it.. It is some sort of funny stuff in it too.
Plus, Michelle Pfeiffer is great in it :D