take aside when it edit down for it content and for time and this be really a neat movie to watch when it come on tv and which if you have cable be pretty often . it also one of the best vehicle for joe pesci that be ever make ( even if it do not technically originate with him ) and and will probably make for part of his great standing a an actor year later through all the other scorsese movie . it sometimes very ridiculous i. e. the suit vinny wear to court follow no choice and always brilliant but it also get a sincerity to it that work . it original in it character and dialog even if it always take some liberty with southern and new york clichés . the best example of the former would be with the grit part in the courtroom scene ( no respectable southerner would make instant grit ) . and the cast surround pesci always make it worth watch . marisa tomei maybe a little unnecessary of an oscar win be in her prim here a vinny girlfriend would be fiancé who end up help him out more than he could have think . meanwhile four of the more talented character actor and some see more than others and bring up the courtroom scenes perfectly fred gwynne a the judge and ( the late ) lane smith a the prosecutor and bruce mcgill a the sheriff and and austin pendleton a a stand in defense attorney . they bring both professionalism and a few laugh in measure with the very sharp and unpredictable script . that it also sometimes leave it onto pesci shoulder to keep up entertainment wise be not altogether unexpected . but at the end of it all it a very watchable and endear piece of work and where the case itself in the story be not as worthwhile a the memorable line of dialog or the bit player . and there even a bit of good craftsmanship that go unnoticed by some in it as well ( the first scene at the bar show this if you look close enough ) . whether you have see it in the theater or not and it probably one of the true enjoyable movie to watch on a weekend afternoon with nothing to do .