Family Business
by Sidney Lumet
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Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Janet Carroll, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto, Sean ConneryDirector: Sidney Lumet
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Family Business
DVD Review: family buisiness
Summary: 4 Stars
i had not seen this movie in years and i realy enjoyed seeing it againDVD Review: THREE STAR POWER AND..SIDNEY LUMET TOO!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Connery,Hoffman and Broderick is not the typical cast . Would you in your wildest dreams picture Dustin Hoffman as an Italian named Vito? Not only that but Sean Connerys son? Not only that but Matthew Brodericks father? Watch and you will believe! Sidney Lumet is a brilliant director and he pulls this one off beautifully! Its wonderful fun!!!! I enjoyed it tremendously!!! DVD Review: With a Family like this...
Summary: 4 Stars
Sidney Lumet has directed some of the best actor (Fonda, Connery, Pacino. Holden, Widmark) and the worst (Vin Diesel). However this cute drama/comedy caper is cute at best and not worth his talents. If not for the three leads (Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick) who are involved, this film would be forgetable.
Connery plays Jesse, the elder stateman of the McMullin clan who is part irish/part scot. Jesse is also a career criminal who has been out and in of jails. His son Vito (Hoffman) (part scot irish and Italian)was raised in the life of burglary and is trying to go straight with his meat packing business. Vito's son adam (Broderick) (who is part scot/irish/italian and Jewish on his mother's side) was gifted with a silver spoon in his mouth. Adam rather join the family business and be a thief like his Grandfather Jesse. The family dynamic works well with these three leads together, it breaks apart with they do not play scenes like a trio
None of the actors are the weakest link in this film, it lays in the script itself. Lumet uses too many two long shots and two shots to make sure at least two of the trio is always together.
The talent is on the DVD. One could wish one of these films giants or Lumet would have done an audio commentary, but none have come to pass.
So steal this DVD for your collection
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
DVD Review: Realistically tough and heart wrenching
Summary: 5 Stars
There are times in life when we do the best we can to save others from danger and other times we love people so much we are blinded to deception and to their own greed. If you have ever fallen into one of these groups and enjoy stories about the mafia or gangs, you'll love this brilliantly performed movie!DVD Review: Strong story with memorable performances...
Summary: 5 Stars
Complex study of the dynamic effects of various family pressures that affect the characters...
Sean Connery is excellent as the charismatic type who is irreverent, with a criminal side...
Dustin Hoffman gives a very good performance as the Dad who seems to feel somewhat inadequate competing with the charisma of the Connery character...
Broderick does well as the understated son, who is drawn to Connery's 'fun' rebellious personality...
Terrific performances, film creates a unique atmosphere, the action sequences drive the story to a powerful ending...
Description of Family Business
Academy Award? winners Sean Connery (1987 Best Supporting Actor The Untouchables; Finding Forester) and Dustin Hoffman (1988 Best Actor Rain Man; 1979 Best Actor Kramer vs. Kramer) team with Matthew Broderick (Election Ferris Bueller's Day Off) to play three generations of the same family intent on FAMILY BUSINESS-burglary. Somehow some way they're determined to make crime pay. But the real payoff is seeing these three great stars in a laughs-and-larceny movie treat! Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails fights schemes and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito while currently on the straight and narrow has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal acitivity. They both have great hopes for Adam Vito's son and Jessie's grandson who is bright good-looking and without a criminal past. So when Adam approaches Jessie with a scheme for burglary he's shocked but not necessarily uninterested.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?R UPC:?043396100503 Manufacturer No:?10050This 1989 film, directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) brings together three notable actors in a story of generational and familial loyalty and crime. While ultimately a somewhat thin story, the film succeeds in great measure because of its powerful actors, who rise above the implausible casting to play three generations of men (Scottish, Italian, and Jewish) who each in their own way try to deny their roots. Matthew Broderick plays Adam, an MIT scholar who yearns for more excitement from life. He enlists the aid of his grandfather Jesse (Sean Connery)--a tough, lifelong thief--to steal some biological materials for a big payoff. But Adam's father, Vito (Dustin Hoffman), who went straight to get away from Jesse's lifestyle and to provide a stable life for his son, finds himself dragged back into Jesse's criminal world in order to protect Adam. When the heist goes sour, Vito must decide where his true loyalties lie. The whole affair has a light, breezy atmosphere to it, but the performances give this film weight and make it a worthwhile diversion. --Robert Lane
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