DeNiro plays it straight in this picture, returning to his gangster origins. It's totally credible when he pounds the plumber into the ground for being full of himself, or murders the mayor for interrupting. His wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) blows up the supermarket where she heard disparaging remarks, and his daughter pounds the hell out of a teenager who dared to caress her shoulder. They are a nightmare for the long- suffering FBI captain managing them. The big shoot-out at the end is a complete reversal of what should have happened, and Dianna Agron (as the daughter) has another go with a baseball bat or something. It's all great fun, and affectionately made by a Frenchman (Luc Besson). Well worth watching.
Review of The Family
