The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
This is a deliberately off-kilter, cheerfully violent, hit-and-miss effort with just enough moments of inspiration to warrant a recommendation.
– Richard Roeper,
Chicago Sun-Times,
13 Sep 2013
rotten:
A movie with a PG brain and a NC-17 body count, unsuitable for audiences of any age.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep 2013
rotten:
An all-star cast fails to rise above bloody japes and heavy-handed humor in this tale of a renegade Mob family hiding in a small French town.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
13 Sep 2013
rotten:
A black comedy that doesn't begin to jell but has a sweetheart of a cast and the odd diverting moment.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
13 Sep 2013
rotten:
The casting of Robert De Niro as an ex-Mafioso hiding in witness protection is witty in only the silliest, most superficial way. It's a joke with its own tinny, built-in laugh track.