Rated R for language
Starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Jim Trotter III
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
The Story:
Two Yootz (Macchio and Whitfield) are on their way from New York to California to attend college. Stopping in a local sack of suds for some refreshments, as they continue their adventure, they are pulled over and arrested for the robbery, and murder, of the clerk! Facing the death penalty, they turn to a family lawyer: Vincent Gambini (Pesci). Except Vinny isn't exactly all he's cracked up to be in the lawyer business. With his girlfriend (Tomei) in tow, the two head south to face an uncompromising judge (Gwynne) and attempt to win his cousin's freedom and very first case, all at the same time.
This is one of those movies that you can forget about over time, which is a shame.
Pesci owns the screen, his first real taste of leading man status, and he kills it hilariously as the lawyer-in-training.
He was surrounded with a great cast, including the star-making performance for Tomei as the sassy girlfriend who bails him out more than he realizes in the relationship.
Watching the dynamic of Vinny interacting with the Judge and other southerners is a wonderful fish out of water feeling throughout the movie.
The courtroom scenes never fail to make me laugh every time I watch this film.
The aforementioned Two Yootz... the magic grits...
Excellent writing, wonderful delivery.
Closing in on 25 years, if you haven't given Vinny some attention in a while, you might want to dust off this classic.
The Story:
Final Grade: Solid A
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: An easy movie to forget how fun it really is. I do own it, but I'd say it only creeps out every 5 years or more. Might have to work on that.
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