In the movie “Oscar,” Angelo “Snaps” Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) is a New York City mobster, much along the lines of Al Capone. He has built his business to the point that he can afford a lovely home, nice clothing, and the respect/fear of all the other gangsters in town, but his father is on his deathbed, begging Snaps to go straight. Snaps doesn’t want to, but you can hardly deny a dying man his final wish. Snaps gives himself a few weeks to tie up loose ends, and sets a date on which he is going to turn honest by becoming a director of a bank. Our story really begins the morning of that day.
The first visitor to the Provolone house is Snaps’ accountant, Anthony. He tells Snaps that he wants a raise so he can get married. He then tells Snaps that he wants to marry Snaps’ own daughter. This, of course, raises Snaps’ blood pressure, especially when Anthony reveals that he’s been cooking the books and has stolen $50,000 dollars from Snaps over the years. He’ll give that money to his bride on their wedding day, but only if Snaps gives him the raise and blesses their marriage.
Meanwhile, Snaps’ daughter, Lisa (Marisa Tomei, in one of her earlier roles) is desperate to leave her father’s house, feeling like a bird in a gilded cage. She’s ready to try anything, including telling her father that she’s pregnant, in order to get him to let her leave. She really wanted to run away with the driver, Oscar, but he has joined the Army and can’t be found.
Another visitor arrives at the Provolone’s – a young woman named Teresa, who has come with a confession. She met Anthony at a club and told him her name was Teresa Provolone, wanting to appear wealthy. When Anthony said he wanted to marry Snaps’ daughter, he really meant Teresa.
Then there’s a bag of women’s underwear that exactly matches the bag that contains the $50,000, and it gets mixed up several times, just when Snaps doesn’t need that added aggravation.
This comedic farce is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. Full of mistaken identity, misunderstood diction teachers, jewels, thugs, police, bankers, and tailors believed to be assassins, you will love this movie beginning to end. While it’s family safe, your children might not be interested in it, but parents will find it simply hilarious.
This film was rated PG.
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