Frank and Michael mourn Gina's apparent death in the back of her ambulance, it is revealed that her death was faked as well, and that Vinnie and Gina were also involved with the FBI as a back-up plan. Cast Production On November 4, 1997, Hugh Grant was announced as a cast member of the film. The film was originally set to be released internationally by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, through a financing agreement with one of the film's producers Castle Rock Entertainment, but it ended up being released by Universal Pictures International instead. This is one of a handful of films, and among the last, until 2007, to be self-released by Universal internationally, and shortly afterwards, the theatrical distribution arm was merged into United International Pictures. Reception Box office The film earned $10.2 million in its opening weekend. It went on to gross $33.9 million in the United States and a total of $54.3 million worldwide. According to the Los Angeles Times the film was a "marginal money loser". Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 78 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critics consensus states: "High-brow humorists doing low-brow humor never hit their stride." At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale. Links to The Sopranos The film is notable for the number of actors who would go on to appear in the HBO TV series, The Sopranos, including: Tony Sirico - Paulie Gualtieri John Ventimiglia - Artie Bucco Vincent Pastore - Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero Aida Turturro - Janice Soprano Frank Pellegrino - Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso Joseph R. Gannascoli - Vito Spatafore Burt Young - Robert "Bobby" Baccalieri, Sr. Tony Darrow - Lawrence "Larry Boy" Barese Melissa Marsala - Kelly Aprile The film is mentioned in the season 2 Sopranos episode "D-Girl", when Amy Safir explains to Christopher Moltisanti that there isn't a demand for mob-related scripts because of this film. See also Vincent Alo, a real-life gangster known as "Jimmy Blue Eyes" References External links 1999 films 1990s crime comedy films 1999 romantic comedy films British crime comedy films British romantic comedy films American crime comedy films American romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films