a couple of yankee youth take a trip to the deep south and find themselves be charge for murder . thankfully one of the youth have a cousin who a lawyer do i say thankfully . i be not a big fan of comedy since the premise usually over stay it welcome by at least half an hour and but screenwriter dale launer have craft a very funny and well paced script that succeed because of the amount of obstacle for the character . lawyer vincent gambini be warn by the judge to get a suit and so he get a suit only to find there an obstacle in the way . vincent stay at a hotel and but there an obstacle in stay there . every time a character the audience feel for look like theyre go to get a lucky break ( vincent especially ) another obstacle appear bar their way . a superlative example of pace a script . launer have also write thing that at first appear throwaway at the time like eat grit at a diner but then incorperates them into the plot later on . not only that but launer have write a script with gag that be both credible and funny and even the skit involve possible sexual abuse in prison ( they would have to be one of course ) isn not as silly a it could have be the cast be pretty good too with joe pesci show that he just as good a a comedy lead man a he be at play italian american wiseguys . let see you in another movie sometime quick joe . i be not sure if marisa tomei really deserve her best support actress oscar for her role here but if the choice be between her and vanessa redgrave i be glad the oscar voter make the choice . the only real problem with the casting be that it impossible to believe the short middle age vincent would have a hot leggy girlfriend like mona in real life . but maybe i be just jealous .