Friends and Family

2001 Comedy

Two Mafia gunmen give new meaning to the phrase "keeping it in the family" in this offbeat comedy. Danny (Christopher Gartin) and Stephen (Greg Lauren) are a pair of mob enforcers who see to it that no one crosses the Family and lives to tell about it. However, Danny and Stephen are hit men with a difference -- they're also lovers; and while they know how to get rid of troublemakers, little things like cooking and sewing are not their strong suits. They find themselves thrown for a loop when Stephen's parents (Frank Pellegrino and Beth Fowler) stop by for an unexpected visit, which leaves them with a bit of explaining to do, about their occupations and their lifestyle. Friends and Family also features Tony Lo Bianco, Tovah Feldshuh, and Anna Maria Alberghetti.

Director: Kristen Coury

Starring: Tony Lo Bianco, Greg Lauren, Christopher Gartin, Tovah Feldshuh, Rebecca Creskoff

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  • Unusually slick, mini-budgeted and broad piece of slapstick that liberally borrows from Neil Simon and "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' with the twist that gay hit men are the romantic heroes.

    Robert Koehler - Variety

    26 April 2013

  • Quickly collapses into an overloaded, slow-moving series of predictable jokes and forced situations.

    Dave Kehr - The New York Times

    26 April 2013

  • It is an inept, inane Mafia comedy with a gay angle, all the more insufferable because director Kristen Coury and writer Joseph Triebwasser clearly think they're being wonderfully cute and clever.

    Kevin Thomas - Los Angeles Times

    26 April 2013

  • First-timer Coury's fast pace can't outrun Joseph Triebwasser's predictable script, saddled with mobster clichés and queer stereotypes.

    - Village Voice

    26 April 2013

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