Essentially a courtroom drama, but, you know, funny?
The casting is exceptional in this brilliant, wonderful, amusing, heartwarming and hilarious film. Joe Pesci is the fast-talking, wise-cracking lawyer who passed the bar after 6 attempts and is utterly brilliant (as always) as a motor-mouth grifter. However, it's Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito, who steals every scene from Pesci. The Oscar she got for this couldn't be more deserved; her performance is incendiary, perfectly crafted and an a wonder to…