edited by Jonathan Doyle

Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

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I have another 45 pages of Stanley Weiser's W to read, and I don't finish it soon...

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 31, 2008 at 08:37 AM

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actionman says ...

Wait...I thought you finished it...?

Posted by actionman at March 31, 2008 10:08 AM

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a1 says ...

Can't wait to hear what happened to the pet goat.

Posted by a1 at March 31, 2008 10:27 AM

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SmilingPolitely says ...

Was it wrong of me to assume that you had already finished the script when you started posting comments about what the scripts was like? Clarify next time, please.

Posted by SmilingPolitely at March 31, 2008 12:27 PM

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thatmovieguy says ...

Let me spoil the suspense: He overcomes the terrible burdens of being enormously wealthy, well-connected and being born into a political dynasty to achieve his dream of seizing power. A rising tide lifts all yachts. And everyone lives happily ever after. Everyone who matters, anyhow.

Posted by thatmovieguy at March 31, 2008 04:38 PM

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