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Would you believe Hugh Grant as a violent Mafioso from Kansas City? Don't worry if you can't: that's part of the joke in this romantic comedy. Michael Felgate (Hugh Grant) is a British expatriate living in Manhattan who runs a successful auction house dealing in rare and valuable art. When Michael meets Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn), he's immediately smitten, and three months later he asks for her hand in marriage. Gina, however, tells Michael that she could never marry him because of her family. Crestfallen, Michael wants to find out what the trouble could be; and when he tracks down Gina's father Frank (James Caan), he discovers the nature of Gina's family problems: Frank is a Mafia kingpin, and several of Gina's previous boyfriends have met an ill fate trying to fit in with his criminal lifestyle. Frank, however, takes an immediate liking to Michael and asks him for a few small favors. Before long, Michael has inadvertently laundered mob money through his auction house and has to pass himself off to rival gangsters as Mickey Blue Eyes, a wiseguy from Kansas City. Mickey Blue Eyes was co-produced by Hugh Grant's significant other, Elizabeth Hurley, and directed by Kelly Makin, whose previous credits include the Kids in the Hall movie Brain Candy. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Hugh Grant - Michael Felgate
James Caan - Frank
Jeanne Tripplehorn - Gina
Burt Young - Vito Graziosi
James Fox - Philip Cromwell

Kelly Makin's romantic/mob comedy hybrid Mickey Blue Eyes gets a very nice treatment by Warner Bros. on its DVD release. The viewer has a choice between an anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1 transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio or a standard full-frame 1.33:1 image (the widescreen picture is preferable). A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a director's commentary track, production notes, and a theatrical trailer. Fans of the film will surely love the disc, and the commentary track might be an inducement for the uninitiated. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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