'Prizzi's Honor'

This was a tough watch because of Jack Nicholson's over-acting as an Italian mob soldier.

It also felt disjointed. I never bought into Anjelica Huston's role. I didn't understand where she fit in. I also was never invested in any of the characters. I wasn't compelled with the love affair of Nicholson and Kathleen Turner. Just seems so ridiculous.

Funny thing, however: Both John Randolph and William Hickey are in this film in rather important roles. They both were also in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" as Clark's father (Randolph) and Uncle Lewis (Hickey). So during the filming of "Christmas Vacation," did those two guys just sit around and talk about doing "Prizzi's Honor." It's not out of the ordinary to see guys act together in different films, but from the mafia thriller of "Prizzi's Honor" to the hokey "Christmas Vacation" is quite a stretch.