Rotten
The incessant betrayals and confidences become monotonous after a time, and the film sinks into the familiar swamp of suburban futility.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Overview
Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.
Director and cast
- Bill Murray as Maurice Melnick
- Adam Arkin as Steve Hersh
- David Strathairn as Armand Minetti
- Amy Madigan as Hannah DiMartino
- Jon Tenney as Dorian Mastandrea
- Laura San Giacomo as Joanne Hersh
- Elle Macpherson as Samantha Mastandrea
- Robert Costanzo as Johnny DiMartino
- Beverly D'Angelo as Theresa Carpenter
- Michael McKean as Maxwell Hersh
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie works as well as it does because the cast knows the material so intimately.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Only sporadically amusing.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
At its best, Philip Frank Messina's show business comedy plays like a less acerbic, less Jewish triple episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Plot and characterization are drawn strictly off the rack.
Peter L'Official, Village Voice
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