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VIEW POINTS, Page 69CINEMAGuilty by Reason of Inanity
Nothing makes a moviegoer feel more isolated than sitting
stony-faced through a comedy that makes the rest of the audience
laugh and cheer. Am I blind? Or are they seeing things? With the
new hit MY COUSIN VINNY, we vote for seeing things. This
fish-outta-wautta farce plops a rude Italo-American (Joe Pesci)
into the cracker barrel of an Alabama town to defend his cousin
(Ralph Macchio) on a murder rap. Pesci, a vacuum-packed version
of all Three Stooges, struts and mugs, but gets most of his
laughs with his preposterous coiffure (Mr. Pesci's hair by
Anthony Sorrentino). Other good actors are strewn along the
winding story line like road kill; the only exception is Marisa
Tomei as Vinny's wondrously sardonic fiance. Tomei's pauses in
her derision -- "Oh. Yeah. You blend." -- can melt even a
critic's reserve. The rest of the proceeding is smug and
labored, stretching jokes about mistaken identity and prison
rape into endless tropes. So go ahead. Enjoy the
rabble-truckling comedy of My Cousin Vinny. Just don't feel good
about it.
By Richard Corliss.