Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme faz Paródias dos filmes como casino de 1996, o poderoso chefão, e forrest gump e mais outros filmes, o filme teve partes boasce partes ruins, mas ruins do que boas, e as paródias deram uma salvada no filme, com tudo isso eu meio que não recomendo esse filme.

The real Godfather had more laughs.

A needed spoof on a film genre begging to be roasted and Mafia does an admirable job.

Im kinda biased this is my favorite comedy from my childhood. You may need to turn your brain off when you watch but it's an all good fun parody.

I seen this movie in the movie's with my uncle when it first came out. This is a funny spoof/joke movie based off of movies like Casino, Godfather etc... Good actors made me laugh and I seen it a few times. I'll watch it on t.v. if nothing else is on watch it if bored maybe you may get a few laughs here and there.

This Zucker/Abrams/Zucker film's subpar compared to "The Naked Gun!" series, but it's more tolerable than the sadistically unfunny films Saltzberg & Friedman are responsible for (e.g. "Disaster Movie"). Also while we mourn Lloyd Bridges in his final movie. The sadder story is that an actor's swan song is usually not his/her best movie. So this is worth comparing to "Wagon's East," John Candy's last film.

Mafia! is directed and co-written by Jim Abrahams, and it stars Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, and Billy Burke in a comedy film about multiple stories of Tony's (Jay Mohr) life, whether it be as a Godfather, taking revenge on someone about to kill his father, or how to run a casino. Once I saw this on HBO, I decided to record it for the only fact that this is so far, the last film that Jim Abrahams has directed, and this is definitely his weakest film that he has done. The acting is relatively fine, not something that is worth talking about, and the plot is all over the place that I honestly don't know what it's even about. The humor is very weak and lame that while there was no joke that made me groan, there was barely any jokes that made me laugh or amused. It's very poorly structured that I can't even tell where it's at, nor even care. The movie does feel recycled from better parody films, and it doesn't really feel enjoyably silly to watch as it feels forced and slow. Mafia! is a very weak attempt at making a comedy film that the director should've ended it at Hot Shots! Part Deux.

The Godfather is timeless piece of art that will always be in style, but this flaccid attempt at recreating Airplane! still has no excuse for coming out a whopping 26 years after it. Still better than Disaster Movie, although that's a pretty low bar.

Pretty lousy spoof. Abraham's, it appears, cannot perform without the Zuckers... This? THIS is Lloyd Bridge's last movie? That is unfortunate...

It really is not so bad. It actually kicks off very strongly and gets a little too cheesy as the movie progresses. I've had more laughs watching this than 90% of comedies that came out within the last 10 years.

Silly spoof of "Godfather" type films.

It's a spoof, what'd you expect?

Not exactly on par with Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker but freakin hilarious and would watch with company.

Absolutely brutal...

Slapstick at its finest. I love this movie from the vicious guard sheep to the villain firing his thumb at a little boy. It's funny each time I watch it. Not as great as some Leslie Neilson films but Lloyd Bridges brings some great laughs. Too sad it's his last film.

Love these spoof movies-it was time to take on the mob crime drama. What's wrong with just being funny?

Jay Mohr plays the son of Vincenzo, the don of the family. The plot basically follows the plot of The Godfather where he eventually takes power. I love Godfather and can appreciate satire, but this doesn't have enough jokes that work. A lot fall flat and it has some scenes which suffer as a result. There are some good things, just not enough of them.

Le veritable defaut avec Jane Austen's Mafia, c'est que son meilleur gag est son titre. Tout le reste n'est qu'une vaine tentative de Jim Abrahams de retrouver le niveau de qualité d'Airplane, veritable classique de la parodie. Jane Austen's Mafia est parfois drole mais tombe bien plus souvent a l'eau. Quant aux acteurs, Jay Mohr et Christina Applegate sont de bons acteurs mais vraiment, le script est trop mediocre pour qu'ils puissent reellement s'en sortir. Pas une catastrophe, mais pas un bon film non plus.

Despite being from ZAZ member Jim Abrahams, this spoof of then major gangster films succumbs to all the same traps of the later day parodies that rode his success: badly timed slapstick, witless wordplay that has no kick or 'spice' and just slogs by, and constant reference dumping, regardless of relevance or actual humour value (from The English Patient to Chucky to, yes, even Lost World), and as a result, turning the narrative into a series of lame sketches rather than a cohesive piece unlike some of the man's prior, and far superior works:

Korean War veteran "Tony" (Jay Mohr), the son of Mafia boss "Vincenzo Armani Windbreaker Cortino" (Lloyd Bridges, in his final role before his death), is hand-picked by his retiring father to take over the family "business." However, this causes a rift between him and his Protestant, peace-loving girlfriend, "Diane" (Christina Applegate), who leaves him when it's obvious that the man she loves is not really what she thought him to be. Now, "Tony" lives the life of a mafioso, while trying to find a long-time family enemy who lost his thumb in a bizarre incident. If you are a Lloyd Bridges fan, then you have to see this only because this was his final role before his death. This film is in the same vein as the "Hot Shots" movies, which also starred him, but you will not laugh as much as you would with those films. He was a lot funnier in the "Hot Shots" movies, but does bring some pretty good laughs in this film. Surprisingly, Mohr is pretty good in his role. He is pretty much the straight man for the rest of the cast and the visual jokes (like a Vegas version of Candy Land). If you ask me, he played "Tony" somewhere between a comedic role and a more dramatic role, and did it nicely. He also did a pretty good narration, but it wasn't perfect. You get a pretty even amount of physical comedy with some comical lines all through the film -- all the way through the end of the closing credits in fact. And I suggest you actually watch the closing credits because they slipped some jokes into them. However, I felt that many of the jokes just didn't work, and found myself not laughing at them. The plot somewhat follows the one seen in "The Godfather" and relies heavily on that, and other Mafia movies. However, "The Godfather" series is the obvious inspiration for this film. However, they do slip in some jokes poking fun at more modern things like HMOs, popular children's games like Chutes and Ladders and President Bill Clinton's denial of not having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinski. There is character development in this film, but not a whole lot. I thought a few characters could have been developed more, especially if they helped in the plot twists. Even some of the major players in this film was not greatly developed. Because the cast is mainly Italian, a lot of jokes target the Italian life. Many people may find these jokes offensive. If you ask me, these jokes are fairly tame though. This movie is not for everybody. In fact, if you haven't seen some of the greatest Mafia movies, especially the "Godfather" trilogy, you might not like this movie. Like I said earlier, there are some jokes referencing things and events we've all experienced in out lives, but this movie is for fans of the Mafia movie genre more than any other audience. Believe it or not, there is no blood in this movie despite the subject. Yes, there is some violence, but it's played for comedy. At one point in the movie, "Don Cortino" (Bridges) is riddled with bullets, but no blood comes from the wounds and the witnesses, including the band playing during the scene, thinks he is doing various dances including the Macarena. You even get a death by flowers (where we are lead into by a reference to "Forrest Gump"). If you are looking for Oscar-worthy performances, this movie is absolutely not for you. Except for Mohr, you mainly get over-the-top performances from the cast. Mohr, who plays his role straight compared to the rest of the cast, and Bridges are easily the two best performances. However, Olympia Dukakis, who plays Bridges mother (she was actually 20 years younger than him at the time this film was made) stands from of the supporting cast. Other major performers were given weakly written characters, and their performances reflect that. Unlike the "Godfather" trilogy, the score here is not really memorable. You get some current music, from the time of its making and release, but nothing too spectacular worth noting by way of original music. This movie got destroyed by critics when it was finally released. But, like most movies, it's not as bad as they say. If you like the "Airplane!" and "Hot Shots" movies, you may like this one. However, I find that this one can't live up to the comic genius of those previous movies. If you ask me, I can't recommend this as a "Must See" movie, but check it out on HBO for some good laughs and because it's Bridges' final performance.