The Mafia Only Kills in Summer
Distrib Films | Release Date: March 6, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonApr 16, 2015
Original, winning entertainment, and well executed. No pun intended. Read full review
90
Village VoiceCalum MarshMar 3, 2015
Diliberto has managed to make a political comedy that seems at once tremendously funny and intensely serious — a provocative, and perhaps even important, combination. Read full review
80
VarietyJay WeissbergFeb 27, 2015
There are moments when audiences will wonder if laughing about gangland whackings isn’t in bad taste, yet it becomes increasingly clear that the helmer-scripter is using humor to cut Mafia bosses down to size, thereby turning an accusatory glare at an Italy that granted these people power. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMay 1, 2015
The line between ha-ha funny and sorrowful reverence has been crossed - more deftly than you'd think. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc MohanApr 10, 2015
With a deft touch that veers from wry, absurd humor to appalled outrage, the Italian journalist and satirist Pierfrancesco Diliberto makes a noteworthy film debut with The Mafia Kills Only in the Summer. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonFeb 27, 2015
Though heavy-handed in places, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer is a generally charming and engrossing debut feature. Read full review
63
Boston GlobePeter KeoughApr 16, 2015
It’s an awkward balancing act. The result is more Benigni than Bertolucci, and though Diliberto achieves moments of poignancy and touches on insightful psychological truths, it doesn’t look like he’ll be winning any Oscars soon. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 30, 2016
It’s a winning and likable film. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 26, 2015
Ambitious, sometimes clever but largely sputtering, The Mafia Kills Only in Summer works better as a childhood memory piece than as an adult tale of love and larceny. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 5, 2015
The swings from goofy to gory and jokey to tragic cancel one another out, and Mr. Diliberto’s near-constant voice-over is irksome. As is the pivotal romance. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovMar 5, 2015
Individual politicians, detectives, and mafiosi come and go so quickly that the audience doesn't have enough time to become emotionally invested in their lives and deaths. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJun 27, 2016
This is one of those romances where the woman only exists to be a figure of worship for a nerdy, socially awkward young man, whose side we’re meant to take unquestioningly. Sorry, Pif, but you’ll need to try a bit harder. Read full review
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