Overview: Good ol’ boy Randy Pearson (Ray McKinnon), can’t seem to help getting in over his head, and so he borrows from the Mob. When he can’t pay, his only hope is a helping hand from his long-suffering wife (Golden Globe Nominee Lisa Blount, An Officer and a Gentleman); his estranged, gay, twin brother (also played by McKinnon), and Tino Armani (The Shield’s Walton Goggins), a mysterious modern day prophet with a knack for high fashion, Italian cooking and making money appear - and disappear.

Freshly scanned in 4K from the original film materials, this hilariously quirky mafia comedy makes its global blu-ray debut.

Blu-ray Verdict: Simply put, Randy and the Mob is a well-crafted, well-acted, feel-good film which admittedly suffers a little from pacing and plotting, but the acting is excellent, and the portrayal of small-town life (where everyone knows everything you’ve ever done) is dead on.

Ray McKinnon’s performance as Randy is great. He’s a guy who wants to be a big time businessman but doesn’t have the business sense or people skills to pull it off. McKinnon also plays Randy’s twin brother, Cecil, the openly gay owner of an antiques store. McKinnon’s performance as Cecil is subtle and realistic yet so completely different from Randy that, at first, I wasn’t entirely sure he was the same actor.

The initial setup of the story is slow and feels a bit forced. but it is essentially there to introduce the character of Tino, a mob affiliate who is so other worldly it seems he might at any moment reveal himself to be a space alien!

At this point Randy and the Mob becomes a mysterious stranger sort of film where some outsider drops in and helps everyone discover themselves. But it does it well and with humor and with genuine heart even if some of the plot feels sort of forced together at points along the way.

That all said, the film is most definitely a good choice if you’re looking for something that’s amusing and lighthearted. Sure, ok, with a little tweaking the film could have been a bit better, but regardless, as-is, it is a mighty fine example of what a quirky small-town life type film should be like. [M.B.]

This special edition release also includes the Academy Award-Winning, The Accountant, in which a hard-pressed farmer brings in a mysterious accountant with a knack for numbers and a love of beer - and the fate of the family farm on the line.

2001 Academy Award Winner for Best Short Film, this 40 minute feature stars Ray McKinnon (O Brother Where Art Thou, Deadwood, Blindside) and Walton Goggins (White Lotus, The Righteous Gemstones, Justified, Fallout, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight), who also produced.

Bonus Features:
Making of Featurette, Cast and Crew Interviews
Bonus feature film: THE ACCOUNTANT (40 Mins./ 2001/ Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film)

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