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The Family

The Family (Malavita)

2013

Luc Besson

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron ...

5.3

10,241

Thriller. Comedy A retired American gangster relocates his family to a sleepy town in Normandy and lives under the witness protection program. Fred and Maggie Blake are this couple who has to relocates as a family to France under the Witness Protection Program after ex-Mafia boss (De Niro) snitches on the mob.

	Author	Review
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"The picture mixes mass murder, dismemberment and rape threats with sappy sentimentality, fish-out-of-water gags and groan-worthy meta-humor, yet very little of it manages to leave any impression."	NEG
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"The movie has holes galore. It has abrupt tonal shifts, an incoherent back story and abandoned subplots. It doesn’t even try for basic credibility. But buoyed by hot performances, it sustains a zapping electrical energy."	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Robert De Niro – wait for it – in the role of a mobster. Now there's an original idea. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"Their inside jape is unfortunately not as much fun for the audience as it may have been for the filmmakers, though it does have its piquant moments. But it’s not consistently entertaining enough either as a spoof or as a thriller."	NEU
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Remember when Robert De Niro was an interesting actor? These days his talent, like his character in 'The Family', is in the witness protection program, never to be seen again. (...) Rating: ★ (out of five)"	NEG

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