the basic plot summary for mickey blue eye show a lot of potential represent mild mannered english auctioneer get suck into the mob business of his future bride family . unfortunately and the story line and casting and direction leave most of the potential unrealized and simply because the whole story be so ridiculously implausible . the movie suffers from try to mix parody and romance and drama . the intrinsic problem be that certain genre lend themselves to be parody much more easily than others and e. g. horror and action or adventure be easy and concentration camp be tough . it be very hard to balance the ruthlessness that be the basis of mob life with the light hearted antic one wish to see in a comedy . analyze this and which be quite good and and marry to the mob and which be pretty weak and be more successful than mickey blue eye because everything in the movie play for laugh . burt young do a good job a a humorless mob bos but jeanne tripplehorn be totally miscast a a mobster daughter ( michelle pfeiffer and mercedes ruell be far more convincing a mob wife than jeanne tripplehorn be a a mob daughter . ) hugh grant be fine play the role of michael and the befuddled english romantic and but michael attempt to portray mickey blue eye be ridiculous and tiresome . who can not imitate brando play corleone . i be glad i do not pay to see it in the theater .