A very surprisingly underrated movie. very realistic.
Had low expectations before viewing this movie, but was pleasantly surprised! It's a pretty entertaining and compelling story, with interesting characters along the way (was cool to see Vincent & Pesci in their first acting role) definitely recommend this for any sopranos/mafia movie fans.
The following review is an extract from the book "Mafia films - a guide", which is now available on Amazon. This book is very interesting not only for gangster movie lovers, but also for people who like to read about real Mafia history and facts, as the real events in which some of the movies are based are also analyzed.
After being away for a couple of years, Jerry Bolanti is back in his tough, North Jersey neighborhood, close to swampy meadowlands where bodies get pulled from the trunks of cars and dumped. He's short on cash, so a local boss, Anthony Iadavia, throws him some work - as a collector and a holdup man.
This is not bad mafia crime drama movie. I never heard rest of the stars of this movie except I already who is before Oscars winner star Joe Pesci and late Frank Vincent.
Its probably a safe bet to say that "Family Enforcer" or "The Death Collector" (origianl title) won't go down as one of the best mob/gangster movies ever made. Never the less, even with the obvious low budget, if you're fascinated by mobsters and gangsters, "Family Enforcer" definitely has something to offer.
Out of all the Mafia movies i have ever seen this is one of the best for many reasons. The acting from Pesci, Cortese and Vincent.
This is a great movie that started Joe Pesci's career. Without The Death Collector (Family Enforcer), Pesci would not have been the academy award winning actor he is today.
So I think I discovered a movie sub-genre here that I'll call the 'bada-bing' film. Released four years after "The Godfather", arguably one of the best films of all time, someone would consider it a good idea to come up with an Italian mobster flick called "The Death Collector".
