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| ACTORS: | Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Dinner |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 25 August, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Buena Vista Home Vid |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 786936145885 |
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The Crew reviews by customers
 Put Away Your Preconceptions
Before I saw "The Crew," I didn't have many expectations of it. To my surprise and pleasure, "The Crew" turned out to be much better than a mere formula movie about oldsters. Four former mob "goodfellas" (played by Burt Reynolds, Seymour Cassel, Richard Dreyfuss and Dan Hedaya) live on the edge of poverty in South Miami. Their art-deco neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and soon their apartment is going to go condo, which they can't afford. Immediate action is required. What do goodfellas do? They "whack" (kill) people, of course. And there is killing in this surprise of a movie, but not the type you'd expect. This is a fast-paced, zippy movie that happens to have a lot of black humor. You know who the heroes are, but it takes almost until the end of the film, but where and how the enemies get their due is nicely surprising. All the performances were just fine. Early in the movie, Burt Reynolds, reduced to fast-food work to make ends meet, growls at a customer, "Special orders DO upset us," and promptly loses his job. The film is ripe with situational wit of that type. The relatively unknown Seymour Cassel had to carry a lot of the acting, and he held his own along with the three other stars. A special plot twist involves former singer (and now character actress) Lainie Kazan, the wife of a restaurant owner who runs into the Crew at an inopportune moment. Her scenes are played way over-the-top and in this context, it works brilliantly.
The Crew is certainly not the best gangster comedy ever, but it holds up well. I can heartily recommend it.
 Watch them do their stuff!
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.
An Easy Movie To Watch !
Just sit back and enjoy this flick. It's not going to win any awards but it is good lighthearted fun.
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