Family Business
Year: | 1989 |
Production Co: | Gordon Company |
Studio: | Warner Bros |
Director: | Sidney Lumet |
Producer: | Lawrence Gordon |
Writer: | Vincent Patrick |
Cast: | Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Mathew Broderick, Rosana De Soto |
The score goes bad because of a silly mistake, and Vito's son Adam (Broderick) gets busted while his father and grandfather get away. Facing a lynching from his wife (De Soto), Vito is desperate to spring his son. But when Jesse discovers the secret formula they've stolen was a MacGuffin all along, things get even more intriguing.
Some great performances by great actors mask any deficiencies in the plot - not that I could see any of them anyway. It's funny and heartfelt and captures the moods, machinations and foibles of any family trying to get along.