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- 1985
- R
- 2 h 10 m
- 1985
- R
- 2 h 10 m
Directed By: John Huston
Written By: Richard Condon, Janet Roach
- 1985
- R
- 2 h 10 m
- 1985
- R
- 2 h 10 m
Prizzi's Honor
6.4
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Directed By: John Huston
Written By: Richard Condon, Janet Roach
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
84
81% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
19% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
84
81% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
19% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Huston is the unquestioned master of the greed-fueled plot, crammed with treacherous types aiming to destroy each other. He is in top form once more, presenting a gallery of low-lifes that could even baffle Sam Spade. [17 June 1985]
This film would be a winner any time of the year. It`s a classic piece of moviemaking that I plan on seeing again very soon.
To say the film is the treasure of the year would be to bad-mouth it in this disastrous season. Prizzi's Honor would be the vastly original centerpiece of a great year. It's a rich, dense character comedy in which Huston, working from a screenplay Richard Condon and Janet Roach adapted from Condon's novel, cocks a playful but unblinking eye at love, family loyalty and the togetherness of a happy marriage--Sicilian style.
It's a showcase for Nicholson in an astounding performance as the dim but lovable hit man, Charley Partanna. [14 June 1985, p.27]
This is the most bizarre comedy in many a month, a movie so dark, so cynical and so funny that perhaps only Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner could have kept straight faces during the love scenes. They do.
Huston does a reverse take on the material, underplaying the grotesque situation until it turns into a parody on the problems of the average working couple, but the pacing is so lugubrious that the laughs never materialize.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 User Ratings
6.4
64% Positive
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27% Mixed
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
