Tonino Benacquista's Badfellas (now published in the US as Malavita) has been made into a film that's now been released in the US as ... The Family.
Directed by Luc Besson, and starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, it would seem to have considerable potential -- but the first reviews have not been stellar.
Yes, in The New York Times Stephen Holden does find that: "buoyed by hot performances, it sustains a zapping electrical energy", but in The Atlantic Christopher Orr's review warns it's Unsuitable for All Ages, while in The Washington Post Stephanie Merry finds Little to laugh about in dark comedy 'The Family'.
Yes, in The New York Times Stephen Holden does find that: "buoyed by hot performances, it sustains a zapping electrical energy", but in The Atlantic Christopher Orr's review warns it's Unsuitable for All Ages, while in The Washington Post Stephanie Merry finds Little to laugh about in dark comedy 'The Family'.