Steineded How sad is this?

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

gavin6942 After his life is saved by a lonely cop, a mobster who moonlights as a stand-up comedian provides the cop with a beautiful young companion.I love that the mobster hails from Melrose Park, which I would call the most corrupt of all the Chicago suburbs. One also has to notice the mobster in therapy, which sort of anticipates "The Sopranos". And, of course, a dynamic performance from McNaughton regular Tom Towles.Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying, "The movie is very funny, but it's not broad humor, it's humor born of personality quirks and the style of the performances." He went on to add that the film is "the kind of movie I like to see more than once. The people who made it must have come to know the characters very well, because although they seem to fit into broad outlines, they are real individuals -- quirky, bothered, worried, bemused." He probably gave the film higher honors than anyone else, as many seem to find it just so-so or even boring.

Cristi_Ciopron The main thing is that they could afford and they secured themselves an enviable cast; some of the roles—which is, most of them—are unaccountably good:not only Mrs. Thurman and Murray, but some of the bit parts also. De Niro's performance is extremely competent—very naturalist and true to facts and studied; but it prevents the comedy from keeping a style. I do not think he even understood it as being a comedy. These Scorsesian touches make the movie to be less than a very good one. (On the other hand, they seem not to have a had a very precise idea as to the nature of the film—a love comedy, a satire? Somewhere on the way, the gentle, light, truly funny comedy is somewhat lost, thrown away, in favor of something else, more sordid and less convincing. But parts of MAD DOG AND GLORY are undeniably good.) I would have liked if the comedy was maintained gentler and lighter—without the Scorsesian touches of unnecessary naturalism and sordid details. The sex scene are stupid—even if maybe deliberately so. I was dramatically uninterested in watching De Niro going stud. There is a Scorsesian interference which spoils the good light fun. MADO DOG AND GLORY could have been a comedy so charming and nice and lighthearted as almost to be shown to kids—despite the sulfurous premise. The sex scene, the violence, the gore spoil it; De Niro on the set, and Scorsese behind the curtain seem to have been the only two who did not agree with this comedy remaining a gentle funny movie. There is the peculiar Scorsesian aptitude to thrown in things very uncalled for. It is his peculiar way, his own brand of spoiling things. (Look at CAPE FEAR—exactly the same rubbish, sex and blood and fights, to spoil a good thing. This kind of sordid naturalism seems to be enjoyed or at least approved by De Niro. His role could have been a wonderful one—think of how Grant or Gable would of played it; as made by De Niro, it's meticulous and tensed and mechanic and particularly unfunny.) De Niro does not have the intuition of the movie he's in; he does not seem to be aware of the difference between MAD DOG … and CAPE FEAR;even worse—because here he's even more naturalistic and meticulous and tern. Cady was an exaggeration; but Wayne is a truthful, workmanlike study.Resuming the good side—there's Mrs. Thurman absolutely delicious presence, one of the sexiest in the '90s cinema; and Murray's experienced, firm irony and sense of fun.

btm1 Comcast cable lists this movie as a comedy. IMDb lists it as comedy/drama. I found no comic moments in it. Yes, the Bill Murray character attempts some stand-up comedy. But his jokes are flat and his delivery too.It also fails as a drama because we really get no explanation for the behavior of the characters. How did the police crime scene photographer (De Niro) earn the nickname "mad dog"? Is it normal for crime scene photographers to carry weapons and to interact socially with detectives? Why does the mob boss (Bill Murray) attempt to do night club comedy? Why does the mob boss' henchman take his scotch with milk? What's with the mob boss taking advice from a psychotherapist? There are a couple of slug fest scenes between cops and the mob, with kicks to the ribs when someone is down, heads bumped into walls, etc. Yet injuries are only superficial, no broken bones or concussions, just a few cuts.

jotix100 John McNaughton, the director of "Mad Dog and Glory", has been associated with other, more violent, pictures. In this film he shows a restraint no one would have predicted.The story centers around Wayne, a shy detective in the Chicago Police, who is instrumental for saving the life of a mafioso, Frank Milo. To show his gratitude, Frank sends one of his body guards to invite Wayne to the stand club he owns. A comic mafioso? Well, Frank's humor is not for everyone, including Wayne, who seems ill at ease. It's obvious Wayne doesn't want to be thanked for his good deed.To make matters worse, the following day he receives a visit from the young woman who almost burned him at the club with hot coffee. Glory, it turns out, owes Frank Milo big time. She is paying for her brother's debt and Frank makes her go do nice to Wayne. At the start, it's clear Wayne is a man that has been out of practice, not being with a woman in quite some time. Glory, a beautiful woman, makes Wayne get back on track as he begins falling in love.Frank Milo has other thing in mind. His generosity has limits, and he comes to collect Glory. He realizes how much Wayne has fallen for the young woman so he names a figure for taking possession of Glory, but Wayne doesn't have the money. They end up in a fight, but peace is restored with a forgiving Frank.Robert DeNiro makes a strange appearance underplaying Wayne's role. He looks different, not as tall as he normally looks. Bill Murray who plays Frank Milo, gives another of his effortless performances. Uma Thurman is Glory, the beautiful woman that catches Wayne's heart. Others in the cast include, among others, David Caruso and Kathy Baker."Mad Dog and Glory" is a different kind of gangster movie directed with sure hand by John McNaughton.