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Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:7

Rotten:13

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: High-brow humorists doing low-brow humor never hit their stride.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Fish-out-of-water comedy tailor-made to the relaxed British mannerisms of star Hugh Grant. He stars as Michael Felgate, a dapper art auctioneer, whose romance with a school teacher entangles him in... Fish-out-of-water comedy tailor-made to the relaxed British mannerisms of star Hugh Grant. He stars as Michael Felgate, a dapper art auctioneer, whose romance with a school teacher entangles him in the workings of her mob family. While her father (James Caan) accepts Michael wholeheartedly, a misunderstanding results in Michael having to pose as a mafioso himself- resulting in culture-clash laughs... [More]

Starring: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young

Starring: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young, James Fox, Joe Viterelli, Gerry Becker, Maddie Corman

Director: Kelly Makin

Director: Kelly Makin
Screenwriter: Adam Scheinman, Robert Kuhn

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Dec 28, 1999

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The second half is a mess, full of characters going off in directions we're not prepared for and rogue plot devices that seem either to have been planned for and then forgotten, or added as an afterthought.

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David L. Beck
David L. Beck
San Jose Mercury News
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Grant should consider hypnotic therapy to help him forget Mickey Blue Eyes!

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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It's tough to make a case denying that Mickey Blue Eyes is of passable entertainment value, but it's equally difficult to argue that it offers anything fresh or inspired.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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We've seen this fish - out - of - water plot before, but clever writing and careful casting give it a fresh bite and looniness.

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01/01/00
Jane Sumner
Jane Sumner
Dallas Morning News
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Brings an enlivening wit to a comedy of culture collision!

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Reminds us of other films that used similar devices better.

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01/01/00
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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Preposterously convoluted plot twists!

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Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Uninspired, recycled!

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01/01/00
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Salon.com
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Mickey is a limply derivative, disappointingly trivial and hokey fish-out-of-water crime comedy!

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Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Eventually, the movie reaches a point where sheer plot contrivance is the only way out, and a lot of steam is lost when the FBI gets involved and the actual wedding ceremony approaches.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Grant's a delight!

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Richard T. Jameson
Richard T. Jameson
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In Mickey Blue Eyes, Grant is repeatedly mortified, humiliated, and otherwise pained, which means there is much for us to smile at.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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Grant is always a pleasure to watch, and Caan looks like he's having the time of his life!

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01/01/00
Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher
New York Post
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Mickey Blue Eyes has most of the ingredients in place for another one of those married-to-the-mob comedies, but the central character has to hold it together, and Hugh Grant is wrong for the role.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Atrocious!

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Sean Means
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Stanley Kauffmann
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