Mail Order Bride (2003)

29% of critics liked it
(7 reviews)
37% of users liked it
(1,054 ratings)

Actor/filmmaker Robert Capelli Jr., responsible for the 1999 bikini-infested film The Rules (For Men), teams up with film editor Jeffery Wolf to direct the so-called comedy Mail Order Bride. Danny Aiello stars in this film which tries to find humor in a story about the Russian and Italian Mafia… More Actor/filmmaker Robert Capelli Jr., responsible for the 1999 bikini-infested film The Rules (For Men), teams up with film editor Jeffery Wolf to direct the so-called comedy Mail Order Bride. Danny Aiello stars in this film which tries to find humor in a story about the Russian and Italian Mafia involved in the business of human smuggling. Also starring Frank Gorshin (from the original Batman) and Vincent Pastore (from The Sopranos). Mail Order Bride premiered at the 2003 American Film Market. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By: Robert Capelli Jr., Jeffrey Wolf
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 2003 Wide
On DVD: Feb 22, 2005
Studio: Small Planet

Critic Reviews

Bob Campbell, Minneapolis Star Tribune
This harmless nickels-and-kopecks comedy goes by the theory that if one Mafia is funny, two must be hilarious.
Megan Lehmann, New York Post
It took a committee of directors and scriptwriters to assemble this oafish farce, brimming with creaky jokes, frenzied overacting and 'madcap' moments such as an ineptly staged pie-in- the-face bar brawl.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
If Mail Order Bride, a strained, incoherent farce, accomplishes anything positive, it will be to drive another nail into the coffin of that exhausted subgenre, the mob comedy.
Nat Johnson, Village Voice
The hapless goodfella-in- training is as unsuccessful at fulfilling his uncle's wishes as the star and co-director, Robert Capelli Jr., is at delivering punchlines.
Oz, eFilmCritic.com
A caustic commentary on how men handle love.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
This amateurish comedy features some amazing sequences shot in Moscow. But everything else about it is second rate.