Sean Connery,
Dustin Hoffman,
Matthew Broderick,
Rosanna de Soto,
Janet Carroll
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You've probably already guessed that the Family Business in this all-star melodrama is the business of crime. Adapted from a novel by Vincent Patrick, the film stars Sean Connery as Jessie McMullen, t... read more
DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
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September 29, 2009A great cast but not a great film. Falls short of its potential but still worth a watch if it?s on TV!
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July 6, 2007Three generations of robbers, played by top actors, creates an interesting chemistry and chance for fun scenes. The relationship between the grandson (Matthew Broderick) and his grandfather (Sean Connery) is cool; the spike is with the daddy Dustin Hoffman. There's some sadness t... read more
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April 4, 2007Bloody dull drama about a three-generation crime family and this is one of my worst Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick's movie.
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January 7, 2007Cliched heist comedy drama that expects you to believe Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick are three generations of some kind of criminal dynasty. Feels like a loose collections of unconvincing mafioso sketches that relies entirely on the star names to gain credibi... read more
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July 24, 2010An attempt to make a comedy/drama with great movie stars, but the chemistry blows out in a void and melodramatic screenplay and poor performances.Such a waste.
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March 22, 2011Fairly minor heist movie, directed by Sidney Lumet. Good performances, but you can see certain developments coming a ways off. And, the ending is pretty TV-movieish.
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March 19, 2007This was a fun movie. Hard to think of Hoffman as such a tough guy though. The end still makes me cry!
Critic Reviews
May 4, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
October 10, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A terrific seriocomic crime caper that nobody knew how to sell. Often feels like a 1970s movie that somehow ended up in 1989.
September 19, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
a bit of a mess
August 12, 2004
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Utterly forgettable, even with its great cast
August 7, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Star-studded cliched rubbish
July 27, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Just barely worth checking out, and even then, it's only for the actors.
May 13, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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