The Family (2013) (original) (raw)
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard. (less)
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Luc Besson
Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo, Tommy Lee Jones, Jimmy Palumbo
Producers: Luc Besson, Tucker Tooley, Virginie Besson-Silla, Ryan Kavanaugh, Martin Scorsese
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 13, 2013
4 / 10
�The Family� is a rare English-language action outing for co-writer/director Luc Besson. Recently tackling political pictures (2011�s �The Lady�) and family fare (the �Arthur and the Minimoys� trilogy), Besson hasn�t touched idiosyncratic material like this since 1994�s �The Professional,� which ended up as one of his finest cinematic achievements. �The Family� doesn�t rate as high, which comes to be a frustrating revelation as the feature lumbers from one incident to the next, unsure of its tone or its storytelling cohesiveness. It�s not a terrible effort from the vastly talented helmer, but ...read more...
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