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Just perfect...

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

If you go into this, not expecting something other than a parody of the mid 80s to mid 90s, you will be disappointed. Yes, the main parody is of the Godfather, but that's not it. Most of the bad reviews seem to be because of what was missed in the Godfather,and how that could of been so much better, but that's not what the film is only about.Tou cant stop at the Godfather, there are so many other movies and cultural items that are referenced,most of the top blockbusters of the time. the writer is a genius for how it all fits together. i watched this with a few friends and everyone's stomach hurt at the end from laughing so hard

Mafia (1998): Dir: Jim Abrahams / Cast: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, Billy Burke: Slapstick comedies are suppose to be funny yet I doubt I laughed ten times during this stupid charade. It is sad to see talent deteriorate the way it does here. Directed by Jim Abrahams who has directed superior and funnier comedies such as Top Secret and Airplane. He even joined them in creating two of the hilarious Naked Gun comedies. The only joke that really works is an inspired scene that parodies Jaws. Asides from that this film is dead in the water. Final film for Lloyd Bridges who plays a mob boss who receives several gun shot wounds in a joke that dragged on way too long. His son will take over who is set to marry the lady President who strives for peace. Jay Mohr has his moments as he becomes the next target. Christina Applegate as the female President is total cardboard in a predictable role. She will be opposed to all things Mohr stands for but ultimately they will bang each other. Bridges as his father is inspired but he was so much more funnier in Airplane. It is unfortunate that this is his final film but at least he seems to be going out laughing. It satires gangster films but there are too many unnecessary subplots. Perhaps Abrahams should reunite with the Zucker boys and recreate the hilarity they're famous for. Score: 5 ½ / 10

Jim Abrahams, the director of "Jane Austen's Mafia", is a man that knows a thing, or two, about what to give the public as he has already shown in his acerbic satires. This one, came without any warning the other night and frankly, either we were in a giddy mood, or we were ready to laugh looking at this spoof on the different Godfathers films, as well as others, most notably, Goodfellas and Casino. Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese might have laughed at seeing some of the material they directed seen in a different light.The casting was excellent. LLoyd Bridges, for whom the film is dedicated, gives a great performance as the older Vincenzo Cortino. Jay Mohr as the younger Cortino is good. The same can be said for the rest of the cast that do some amazing funny turns.The only suggestion is to stay tuned to the credits because of the funny lines in between the names of the people involved in this film. If you're in a mood for fun and want to see some light fare, this is the film for you.

I stumbled upon this movie a couple weeks ago & thought it was so funny! You have to be mafia-conscious to know what's going on & what films these spoofs are taken from in order to get the gist. The Godfather films, Casino, Goodfellas (even Jurassic Park & Forrest Gump are thrown in as a bit of a surprise!) There's a 'Ginger-type' girl from Casino paroding Sharon Stone & so many more people playing people from those famous films! See if you can pick out who's playing who & that's the fun of it! And the scenes have been re-created so exact, it's eerie! Sometimes you forget you're NOT watching The Godfather until you see white-haired Lloyd Bridges in that dark 'business office' of his naming people & events that are non-existent! See it for laughs! (Ladies, see Louis Mandylor as the middle-aged Vincenzo! That's what caught MY eye!)