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Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

“Mafia Mamma” is basically a fish-out-water comedy in the form of a fantasy adventure taken by an unhappy and unfulfilled middle-aged woman.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

Mafia Mamma is barely funny. It has gone too far.

I'll be frank, the title "Mafia Mamma" doesn't exactly encourage optimism/confidence especially from a critical thinker. But hey, there have been plenty of good movies with not so good titles ("Edge of Tomorrow," "Captain Fantastic," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", etc.). I wish I could say "Mafia Mamma" fell into that category. Instead it's a not so great mix of absurdity and cringe that tries but can't squeeze nearly enoug...

There's a running joke in Mafia Mamma about main character Kristin Balbano (Toni Collette) never having seen the Godfather movies, but Kristin reacts so inexplicably...