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The Crew

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4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
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"The Crew" is comprised of Richard Dreyfuss (Bobby), the brains of the outfit, Burt Reynolds (Bats), the hot-tempered muscle, Seymour Cassel (Mouth), the quiet ladies man and Dan Hedaya, who plays "The Brick." He's not stupid but, as Dan says in his interview segment, "I guess his thought process is a little different from most people." The movie starts out with a flashback of them as four young wiseguys pulling a job, then flashes forward to them as four old men sitting on a porch. Bat turns to Bobby and complains, "You said the good times were gonna last forever." Bobby replies, "I thought we'd be dead by now!" The story concerns them trying to save their rundown, Miami Beach apartment house (the Raj Mahal) from going condo. Each of their schemes backfires and gets them further into trouble with the local drug lord and the police. The plot twists hold one's interest throughout the film, but the quirky lead characters really carry this picture. "The Crew" is a movie that proves that Mafioso are people too!

This movie was not a box office hit when it was released just a few months ago, but dreams do sometimes come true.

Starting in New Jersey in 1968, we follow the lives of four 'has-been' gangsters. Now retired and living peaceably in The Raj Mahal in Miami Beach, they attempt to make one last heist. So as not to be evicted (who wants to be homeless?) from this run-down hotel, they plot a way to save their special home. Look for the pink ostrich.

Burt Reynolds looks good as an old man and is funny like in those 'Bandit' movies. Richard Dreyfuss who won an Academy Award for his role in THE GOODBYE GIRL and was great in MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS (I loved that music!) showed his winning style. Seymour Cassel who was in Bill Murray's RUSHMORE and Dan Hedaya (Detective Jack in SHAFT), round out the foursome.

When you need a laugh, rent this one from the local video store (better yet, buy it here at Amazon.com), sit back and enjoy. If you liked GRUMPY OLD MEN, you'll love these "grandfatherly gangsters" who are not quite 'over the hill' yet. Stephen Iervolino compared this film ro 'GoodFellas' in LAUNCH. This parody is better than either or both/and in a class all its own.

This is a very amusing film about four mobsters who end up in a Florida retirement home but find it boring so they set out to find jobs, fun and women. It is very slapstick at times, often rude, sometimes violent but always funny. Dreyfuss is great as the Hit-Man with a heart who watches his now grown daughter from afar as she strives to make it as a cop in the big bad world and Burt Reynolds is a hoot as the man who is always having to be resuscitated after nearly drowning, one time in a toilet, courtesy of Dreyfuss. It is slow moving film at first but it picks up its pace fairly quickly and you will laugh and chortle at all the ridiculous capers the four men get up to, including driving a South American Drug Lord nuts as they accidentally get in his way whilst he is trying to organize a big delivery of Class A drugs. The final action scene is hilarious when Dreyfuss and two of his companions call in their old Wise-Guy comrades who have all retired (one is even in a wheelchair and on oxygen!) to go to the rescue of their fourth friend, along with Dreyfus's daughter, his girlfriend and her stepmother. Well worth watching despite what other critics say to the contrary!

American audiences need more movies like "The Crew." The cast played their parts perfectly. The story was funny & light-hearted. It is a truly enjoyable movie. No drugs, no blood & guts, no sex - great for most of the family to watch & have a few laughs.

This gem is a must for those 60-plus years old (or within a decade of it). It's a sobering comedic look at the way it is...the way it was...and the way you'd still like it to be...through the script and antics much like a "Three Stooges" segment. What a wonderful and pure comedy. Great performances by Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya and Seymour Cassel. Every twist and turn...these lifelong buddies continue to goof it up only to make it all come together again. Don't miss it. It's a comedy that will stick with me forever.

Just sit back and enjoy this flick. It's not going to win any awards but it is good lighthearted fun.

This is an ok tape. The previews of it was a little better than the movie. Not much action but a lot of talk. It is something to watch to kill time is about all I can truthfully say about it.

This is a great movie if you like a bit of humor in yer life. I sent this to a lady friend just to cheer her up after her roses died.

When I saw the ad for this movie,I said I had to have it. It is about 4 people who were child hood friends and remained friends and when they got older moved to Miami. Must see.

I was not able to buy the CD anywhere else. Not Netflix or any other store that rents or sells CD's. I am very happy with this small purchase.

Thank you.