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Mobsters and Mormons. HaleStorm Entertainment.

Clearly for what this filmed for the makers hit a home run. The cast, especially lead mafioso Mark DeCarlo were spot on hysterical. An over all funny story - while not exactly original, is still fresh within the context of LDS cinema. And nobody ever said Hollywood was original either. But also with very funny individual scenes and some very sharp dialog make this film an entertaining experience. Some here have complained that the film is not edgy enough, but those people clearly have tastes that are outside the standards anyone LDS or with a family aspire to for their viewing habits. Kudos to the makers for making a very funny, smart, and entertaining film that didn't have to rely on gratuitous violence, profanity, or crude humor!!!!

Quite a bit different from The Sinlges Ward and The RM, but as Mormon comedy movies go, this takes the prize as best. It was hysterical! And the great thing was that the humor really is able to appeal to everybody not just Mormons. Halestorm Entertainment has really come a long way with their techinical expertise and it shows in this film. It looks good, but from a stand point of camera work and camera direction there is a great improvement in cut away shots durring dialogue, and back and forth shots - its not just one master shot of two people talking. The pacing and movement was nice and clean. It felt a bit short, and i think was at a few minutes shy of ninety. Another scene or two would have been OK. Which wouldn't have been too hard with all the wild events the two lead characters went through, I am sure the writers could have come up with a few other gags to up the anty. Though some of the gags didn't seem to make sense. IE the tire change in the beginning. Maybe the idea was OK, but the execution of it didnt seem to make much sense. The running joke with the troll was so so. Fell flat in a few spots. And when they asked for a current issue of Highlights? Huh? But overall as a whole, this film was great. Me and my room mates and our dates really, really enjoyed it. I will go back to see it again - at the dollar theater second time around. But for sure will be adding it to the DVD collection. Thanks to Halestorm for another good addition to the mix.

I enjoyed The Singles Ward a lot, and I must say, The RM is even better. The filmmakers have done good once again. There seemed to be a lot more broad humor in this peice and a lot more church humor for everybody. I am glad to see the LDS product will keep on coming.