Classic Friday : My Cousin Vinny (1992) 8/10

Starring : Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne
Director : Jonathan Lynn
Running Time : 116 mins

Billy Gambini (Macchio) and his friend Stan (Whitfield) are pulled over in Alabama, accused of murder and robbery. Believing they’ve been stopped for shoplifting, the two find it hard to believe that the law is taking the crime so seriously, but when they realise how much trouble they could be in, Billy immediately calls his cousin Vinny – unfortunately Vinny has never practised in an actual court of law, and the Judge (Gwynne) takes an instant dislike to Vinny’s New York City ways.

This is a great little movie that has a brilliant plot line that can’t be faulted. The acting is superb, and the way in which Vinny manages to solve the case is masterful. Anyone who is a fan of court room dramas or slapstick comedies will no doubt enjoy this classic jem of a movie that, sadly, was the last to feature Fred Gwynne before he died.

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