This is the perfect example of a great comedy. Making fun of courtroom dramas, it has you laughing from beginning to end. This is one of Pesci's rare movies where he has the lead role and is perfect playing it. It's a shame he didn't even get a nomination because he deserved one. However, I would consider this to be Marisa Tomei's breakthrough movie. She is excellent as Pesci's flamboyant girlfriend and totally deserved the Oscar she got for best supporting-actress in it.
Bill (Ralph Macchio) and his friend Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) are going to UCLA and decide to go through Alabama to get there. But they get arrested down there. The only problem is that they don't have any money and don't know any lawyers. But Bill learns that he has a lawyer in his family. His cousin Vinny. Now I don't want to spoil the fun of watching this movie for the first time so I won't tell you much about what happens but there are some classic scenes in this movie.
Great performances, great directing, and the funniest script ever are the three elements that make this one a sure winner for anyone who watches it. Everything in this movie is funny and yet, it's all helpful for Pesci. Jonathan Lynn May not be the most known director around and he may not have directed that many movies, but "My cousin Vinny" is a winner. Marisa Tomei's costumes should have won the movie another Oscar for best costumes. So for those of you who haven't seen it and are wondering if its any good, quit wondering, watch it, and laugh your head off.
Bill (Ralph Macchio) and his friend Stan (Mitchell Whitfield) are going to UCLA and decide to go through Alabama to get there. But they get arrested down there. The only problem is that they don't have any money and don't know any lawyers. But Bill learns that he has a lawyer in his family. His cousin Vinny. Now I don't want to spoil the fun of watching this movie for the first time so I won't tell you much about what happens but there are some classic scenes in this movie.
Great performances, great directing, and the funniest script ever are the three elements that make this one a sure winner for anyone who watches it. Everything in this movie is funny and yet, it's all helpful for Pesci. Jonathan Lynn May not be the most known director around and he may not have directed that many movies, but "My cousin Vinny" is a winner. Marisa Tomei's costumes should have won the movie another Oscar for best costumes. So for those of you who haven't seen it and are wondering if its any good, quit wondering, watch it, and laugh your head off.