My Cousin Vinny

"I didn't get much involved in it, and yet individual moments and some of the performances were very funny."

"The film has a secure and sophisticated sense of what makes farce so delicious..."

"My Cousin Vinny slumps badly as the courtroom scenes drag on; but when Tomei is on screen, even the jury wakes up."

"Given the temptations to goof it up, Pesci’s performance in My Cousin Vinny... is something of a triumph."

"At nearly two hours, the pesce-out-of-water gags drag."

"It's a small, surprisingly gentle affair, prone to fits and starts, but fun."

"Pesci manages to pull this uneven farce out of the doldrums..."

"Nothing makes a moviegoer feel more isolated than sitting stony-faced through a comedy that makes the rest of the audience laugh and cheer."

"Vinny is a winning character and Pesci’s performance as the beleaguered litigant is terrific..."

"The energy of the performances is so palpable that even at its silliest and most contrived, the film is enjoyable."