My Cousin Vinny”. (1992) 4.0****

Another “oldie but goodie ”that is one of Sara & my all-time favorites !! It is in my top 15 of legal movies .... actually #3.

Joe Pesci’ character  is called upon by his Nephew to defend him & his friend from a charge of robbery/murder in Alabama... rural Alabama. His character has a legal degree thru night school and passed the bar exam ... not the 1st time ... not the 3rd time .. but it took 6 times !!! And he had not yet had a trial civil or criminal  yet he is being called upon to defend the 2 boys in a capital murder trial .

The Director was a lawyer & insisted that all the trial scenes/legal matters be correct & accurate .... and were to the extent that the American Bar Association ranks this movie #3 in their top 25 legal movies.

The story is hilarious and yet an excellent trial movie ... so good that I think law schools should require law students to watch it . The humor is primarily generated by and between Pesci and his fiancé played by Marisa Tomei who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.  They are both from New Jersey & speak heavy “ Jersey”. Their scenes range from a “debate” about a leaking spigot, her defense of not killing a “dearr” ( deer) and the matter of her biological clock  for having babies ticking away ... and on & on !

You really should see this movie...I guarantee that you will like it !!!