This is a mob movie with a nice twisty plot. It's directed by John Huston which surprised me as I think of him as doing western's like 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'. There's a very nice early shot of the Prizzi mob boss, William Hickey (the father from 'Forget Paris'). The plot revolves around a mob hitman (Jack Nicholson) who falls in love with the wrong woman (Kathleen Turner). There is betrayal, surprise and a nice bit of conflict between love and family.
But...Nicholson is terrible in this movie. His Italian accent is Joey-esqe. His character is supposed to be high up in the family's orginization but he comes across as a slow witted oaf. His transition into being in love is utterly unconvincing. I'm generally a fan of Nicholson, but this movie would have greatly improved with someone else. It's good and you can see where it could have been great but that sinks it.
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