AVENGING ANGELO(2002)
Pretty fun movie with Sly Stone!! B+
From a reviewer at Amazon.com:
Sylvester Stallone spins a lighter, more romantic version
of his tough guy image in Avenging Angelo. For his entire
life, Frankie (Stallone) has been protecting Jennifer (Madeleine
Stowe), the daughter of a mob boss named Angelo (Anthony
Quinn)--but she doesn't know it, any more than she knows
that Angelo is her father. When Angelo gets hit, Frankie reveals
the truth. Having just caught her husband with another woman,
Jennifer isn't receptive to the rest of her life upended; but after
accepting her heritage, she decides to avenge her father. If none of
this sounds particularly funny, well, it isn't; the problem is, it's
supposed to be. Avenging Angelo flounders in search of a
coherent comic tone and never finds it. Stowe is always engaging
and Stallone's softer touch is surprisingly appealing, but not
a moment of this dopey script makes any sense. --Bret Fetzer