The Family: review and trailer
ROBERT De Niro produces possibly his most dispiriting comic performance yet in The Family, a horribly unfunny and tonally misjudged black comedy that trades off memories of his finest gangster roles, notably in Goodfellas which is referenced here for one dismal sequence.
The idea is sound enough: a New York family live in France under the witness protection programme after De Niro’s mobster snitched on his colleagues.
The execution barely raises a smile, however.
The Family trailer
It’s horribly violent, the family are appalling, it’s never believable and far too long.
(15, 111mins)
Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Rober De Niro, Michelle Pfieffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo
Verdict: 2/5
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