Mighty Fine

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  • Opened May 25, 2012 
  • 1 hr 20 min
  • R | Language and brief nudity
  • Set in the 1970s, MIGHTY FINE is the story of Joe Fine (Chazz Palminteri), a charismatic, high-spirited man, who relocates his family, wife Stella (Andie MacDowell), daughters Natalie (Jodelle Ferland) and Maddie (Rainey Qualley), from Brooklyn to New Orleans, in search of a better life. Joe's devotion to his family knows no bounds, and he seeks to provide them with the ultimate good life. Unfortunately, Joe's spending spree is wildly out of touch with reality, as his apparel business is teetering on the brink of collapse, a fact he refuses to accept. While this story of a family in crisis doesn't soft-pedal harsh truths, MIGHTY FINE ultimately shows how coming to terms with the past without judgment is the most fruitful way to move toward the future. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Andie MacDowell, Jodelle Ferland, Rainey Qualley, Paul Ben-Victor, Arthur Nascarella, Janeane Garofalo
  • Director: Debbie Goodstein-Rosenfeld
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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Mighty Fine

by debbiegoodstein

This is a must see movie! Moving! Thought provoking! A cautionary tale in theses trying times. Chazz Palminteri's performance is genius. You'll be thinking about it for days......

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We're mighty glad we saw this film!

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We saw "Mighty Fine" and at the risk of sounding cliché ? we laughed, we cried. Writer/director Debbie Goodstein touched on societal problems such as racism, sexism, the recession and outsourcing and...

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Mighty Fine is a great inner look into the mind and heart of a man who struggles to keep his family in a lifestyle he believes they deserve, the cost of all that he gives and his struggles with...

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

If you can overlook Andie MacDowell's Mitteleuropa accent as a Jewish Holocaust survivor (I know: big if), the cinematic roman a clef Mighty Fine has some quiet charms. Read full review

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Has heart to spare, but little new to say. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Mark Feeney

Chazz Palminteri's the best thing in the movie. He now has the look of a slightly beefier Steve Buscemi. But where Buscemi is all nerves on edge and something bad waiting to happen, Palminteri has a winning ease. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
| Gary Goldstein

It all makes for a family therapist's dream scenario, but an otherwise choppy and predictable memory piece. Read full review

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Richard Kohnke as Earl and Rainey Qualley as Maddie Fine in "Mighty Fine."