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Peter Keough, Boston Globe: Some of this is moving, and some of the shtick is weirdly hilarious, but despite Diliberto's apparent sincerity, his attempt to accomplish too many things at once ends up with him accomplishing nothing much at all. Read more

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: Despite some real moments of sweetness, it ends up feeling a bit slight. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Ambitious, sometimes clever but largely sputtering, "The Mafia Kills Only in Summer" works better as a childhood memory piece than as an adult tale of love and larceny. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: The swings from goofy to gory and jokey to tragic cancel one another out, and Mr. Diliberto's near-constant voice-over is irksome. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: The line between ha-ha funny and sorrowful reverence has been crossed - more deftly than you'd think. Read more

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: "The Mafia Kills Only in Summer" is original, winning entertainment, and well executed. No pun intended. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Diliberto is a pleasant enough screen presence, but his film is as appealing as last week's pizza. Read more

Calum Marsh, Village Voice: Diliberto has devised a rather more unusual method of addressing Palermo's Mafia infestation. If he can't fight them, he'll skewer them - scathingly, uproariously, with great comic verve. Read more