Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie (Robert De Niro) is a lonely crime scene investigator with his partner Mike (David Caruso). He likes his neighbor Lee (Kathy Baker) but she is abused by her police boyfriend. One night, he rescues Frank 'The Money Store' Milo (Bill Murray) from being held hostage in a convenience store robbery. Frank turns out to be a mob boss and sends barmaid Glory (Uma Thurman) to be his companion for a week. Frank also sends Harold (Mike Starr) to watch over them.Bill Murray and Robert De Niro are switching roles in this. It's a bit quirky to have Murray as the mob boss while De Niro is the romantic lead. This is a lot light quirky but no big laughs. Uma Thurman is endearing. The relationship is charming. It has some darker tones but it never gets too dark. It's an odd rom-com but it does work on a certain level.

Mad Dog and Glory is a comedy/drama that features Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Bill Murray.This film directed by John McNaughton is about Wayne Dobie,a meek Chicago Police photographer that saves the life of an organized crime kingpin.He saved the life of an organized crime mob boss in Frank Milo,who shows his gratitude by allowing a beautiful employee named Glory to work with Wayne for one week.An unusual romance develops between them and things become complicated when the Frank demanded her return.Despite the uneveness of the film in tone and its constant transition from being heavy to being lighthearted ,it was surprising to see De Niro and Murray in surprising turns as a meek fellow and a violent tempered gangster respectively.Their performances was one reason to see this film.Aside from that,it also provides a lot of delight and entertainment to the viewer.

Arriving at the scene of a violent double-murder, timid police detective Robert De Niro (as Wayne Dobie) goes to buy some Twinkies at the local convenience store. The shooter happens to be robbing the place, has killed a third victim, and is threatening to shoot again. Showing rare courage and compassion, Mr. De Niro talks the killer into sparing the life of wise-cracking Bill Murray (as Frank Milo), who is also in the store. It turns out that Mr. Murray is not only an aspiring stand-up comic, but also a mobster...Taking advice from his therapist, Murray gratefully sends De Niro a "thank you present." She's played by arousing Uma Thurman (as Glory). De Niro is offered her services for one week, but decides he wants to keep Ms. Thurman longer. Even before Thurman takes off her clothes, she looks worth the effort. But, mobsters being very particular, Murray wants Thurman returned after the week is over..."Mad Dog and Glory" is keenly directed by John McNaughton. De Niro's partner David Caruso (as Mike) and Murray's henchman Mike Starr (as Harold) are perfect in complimenting their excellent co-stars. What doesn't work is a bloody opening that turns out to be only remotely connected to the characters; perhaps, in an earlier draft, the young hoods more clearly had ties to Murray's criminal activities. Thurman's character is also too vague, and the ending could have been less routine. But it's still worth viewing.****** Mad Dog and Glory (3/5/93) John McNaughton ~ Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso

John McNaughton, the director of "Mad Dog and Glory", has been associated with other, more violent, pictures. In this film he shows a restraint no one would have predicted.The story centers around Wayne, a shy detective in the Chicago Police, who is instrumental for saving the life of a mafioso, Frank Milo. To show his gratitude, Frank sends one of his body guards to invite Wayne to the stand club he owns. A comic mafioso? Well, Frank's humor is not for everyone, including Wayne, who seems ill at ease. It's obvious Wayne doesn't want to be thanked for his good deed.To make matters worse, the following day he receives a visit from the young woman who almost burned him at the club with hot coffee. Glory, it turns out, owes Frank Milo big time. She is paying for her brother's debt and Frank makes her go do nice to Wayne. At the start, it's clear Wayne is a man that has been out of practice, not being with a woman in quite some time. Glory, a beautiful woman, makes Wayne get back on track as he begins falling in love.Frank Milo has other thing in mind. His generosity has limits, and he comes to collect Glory. He realizes how much Wayne has fallen for the young woman so he names a figure for taking possession of Glory, but Wayne doesn't have the money. They end up in a fight, but peace is restored with a forgiving Frank.Robert DeNiro makes a strange appearance underplaying Wayne's role. He looks different, not as tall as he normally looks. Bill Murray who plays Frank Milo, gives another of his effortless performances. Uma Thurman is Glory, the beautiful woman that catches Wayne's heart. Others in the cast include, among others, David Caruso and Kathy Baker."Mad Dog and Glory" is a different kind of gangster movie directed with sure hand by John McNaughton.