Family Business (1989)

Release date: 1989-12-15
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Sidney Lumet
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Gordon Company, Regency International Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 50min

Storyline

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and line-ups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past, and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past. So when Adam approaches Jessie with a scheme for a burglary he's shocked, but not necessarily uninterested.

Plot Keywords

generation gap, death of father, father son relationship, heist, family relationships, robbery, grandfather grandson relationship, dysfunctional family, father son estrangement, career criminal, caper comedy, caper, death of grandfather, ex convict, duct tape, security guard, funeral, punched in the face, family feud, dinner table

Short Review

All of the scenes establishing the characters and setting up the caper are joyful to watch, mostly because of the rich comic exaggerations of the Connery character.