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Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)

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Reviews Counted:71

Fresh:32

Rotten:39

Average Rating:5.4/10

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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Robert Roten
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Reel.com

Barely distinguishable from other recent mob flicks like Analyze This.

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Empire Magazine

At times, the laughs are reminiscient of the kind inspired by the bumbling Peter Sellers.

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Adrian Bromley
Adrian Bromley
Jam! Movies

Mickey Blue Eyes begins with hints of originality, only to end up on the trite and true low road.

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Brian Farnham
Brian Farnham
Citysearch

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Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Fall-down funny - on par with Notting Hill, South Park, and Austin Powers 2 as one of the best comedies of the summer.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Count Mickey Blue Eyes as Viterelli's second solid mob comedy of the year!

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Darren D'Addario
Darren D'Addario
Citysearch

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David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

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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David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Grant should consider hypnotic therapy to help him forget Mickey Blue Eyes!

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
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Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The writing is congruously witty and smart, and the successful humor really is worth the price of admission.

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Dustin Putman
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Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
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Caan, Grant and Tripplehorn give good, solid performances as the leads.

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Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

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Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

The movie's main asset is Grant, whose shtick as the befuddled Englishman never changes much, but somehow never seems to grow old.

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Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
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