A review of the new action comedy MAFIA MAMMA starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci!
Kristin Balbano Jordan (Academy Award© nominee TONI COLLETTE, Nightmare Alley, Little Miss Sunshine, Hereditary, The Sixth Sense) is in need of a change. With her son heading off to college, her marriage in shambles, and her professional life as a pharmaceutical marketing executive at a crossroads, Kristin is hungry for a life in which her empathy and problem-solving talents are an asset, not a liability. When she gets an unexpected call from a woman she’s never met, Bianca (international star MONICA BELLUCCI, Malèna, the James Bond blockbuster Spectre), tells Kristin her grandfather in Italy has died. Leaving California for Rome to attend the funeral — and hopefully spark an “Eat, Pray, Love”-style romantic adventure — Kristin discovers the family “business” is organized crime, and rivals are now gunning for the Balbanos.
Kristin has to take over, per her grandfather’s wishes. Initially reluctant, the former “people-pleaser” housewife realizes that when not dodging assassination attempts, being a Mafia don has its upsides: A group that respects what she has to offer, a fantastic wardrobe, Bianca’s guardian angelship, and a break from endless Zoom calls. It’s a big leap for a woman who was too busy raising a family to ever find time to watch The Godfather. But as she becomes a MAFIA MAMMA, Kristin sees how the Balbano family — like herself — can go from old ways to new beginnings.
Acclaimed director CATHERINE HARDWICKE (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, Twilight, Red Riding Hood) makes MAFIA MAMMA a flavorful, funny, fish-out-of-water movie with action, comedy, romance, attitude, and heart, revolving around the remarkable talents of TONI COLLETTE and MONICA BELLUCCI.
