My Cousin Vinny
There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.
Overview
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
I re-watched this again recently – it still holds up. A simple story told extremely well. Of course, there are some fantastic performances in there.
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Movie title: My Cousin Vinny
Movie description: Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Date published: 2022-10-22
Director(s): Jonathan Lynn
Actor(s): Ralph Macchio, Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin, Paulene Myers, Raynor Scheine, James Rebhorn, Chris Ellis, Michael Simpson, Lou Walker, Kenny Jones, Thomas Merdis, J. Don Ferguson, Michael Genevie, Jeff Lewis, Ron Leggett, Aubrey J. Osteen, Larry Shuler, Suzi Bass, Michael Burgess, Bill Coates, Jill Jane Clements, Muriel Moore, Bob Penny
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
I re-watched this again recently – it still holds up. A simple story told extremely well. Of course, there are some fantastic performances in there.
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My Review - 8/10
8/10