Yes, you are reading the star rating correctly. I think this is one of those cases when I went into the film with really low expectations, and actually came out moderately entertained. I haven't ever been very impressed by the mobster-comedy genre. I thought that Analyze This was an unfunny bore and My Blue Heaven wasn't much better. The Crew could have been titled "Grumpy Old Goodfellas," and while it's hardly a masterpiece, I really enjoyed the casts' chemistry. In The Crew, Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, and Seymour Cassel play over-the-hill Miami mob men who attempt to pull off one last heist so they can live the rest of their lives in style. Naturally, nothing goes as planned, and if it did, we wouldn't have a movie.

Although The Crew loses steam in it's second half, it has enough good spirited humor in it to make you smile, and this cast of veterans play off each other beautifully--bringing to mind the astronaut crew in Space Cowboys. Also lending a hand is the energetic Jeremy Piven as a police detective. The Crew also reminded me of the delightful Tough Guys with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, in which two elderly thieves commit one last robbery, not because they need the money, but to prove to themselves and everyone else, that they still have a little true grit. This film has been blasted by nearly every critic, but I say it's a harmless and enjoyable film with likable performances and a breezy pace. And although it doesn't rank up there with the best of mobster comedies (that honor would have to go to Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty or Brian DePalma's Wise Guys) I'd give The Crew a wrinkled thumbs up.