Miller's Crossing
starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito
directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 06/23/2009
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Arguably the best film by Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1990 Miller's Crossing stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom, a loyal lieutenant of a crime boss named Leo (Albert Finney) who is in a Prohibition-era turf war with his major rival, Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito). A man of principle, Tom nevertheless is romantically involved with Leo's lover (Marcia Gay Harden), whose screwy brother (John Turturro) escapes a hit ordered by Caspar only to become Tom's problem. Making matters worse, Tom has outstanding gambling debts he can't pay, which keeps him in regular touch with a punishing enforcer. With all the energy the Coens put into their films, and all their focused appreciation of genre conventions and rules, and all their efforts to turn their movies into ironic appreciations of archetypes in American fiction, they never got their formula so right as with Miller's Crossing. With its Hammett-like dialogue and Byzantine plot and moral chaos mitigated by one hero's personal code, the film so transcends its self-scrutiny as a retro-crime thriller that it is a deserved classic in its own right. --Tom Keogh
Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 06/23/2009
Amazon.com essential video:
Arguably the best film by Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1990 Miller's Crossing stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom, a loyal lieutenant of a crime boss named Leo (Albert Finney) who is in a Prohibition-era turf war with his major rival, Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito). A man of principle, Tom nevertheless is romantically involved with Leo's lover (Marcia Gay Harden), whose screwy brother (John Turturro) escapes a hit ordered by Caspar only to become Tom's problem. Making matters worse, Tom has outstanding gambling debts he can't pay, which keeps him in regular touch with a punishing enforcer. With all the energy the Coens put into their films, and all their focused appreciation of genre conventions and rules, and all their efforts to turn their movies into ironic appreciations of archetypes in American fiction, they never got their formula so right as with Miller's Crossing. With its Hammett-like dialogue and Byzantine plot and moral chaos mitigated by one hero's personal code, the film so transcends its self-scrutiny as a retro-crime thriller that it is a deserved classic in its own right. --Tom Keogh
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- Handsome
A handsome movie about men in hats, was how the Coens described this movie. That's exactly it. One of their best. A slick, ersatz 1920s era gangster movie, the Coens know how to respect the conventions of the genre and when to subvert them. The plot is complex and slippery, but never unravels as it pings between the main characters - Tom, the Irish gangster caught in a war between two prohibition era mafia bosses - Leo and Johnny, also messed about by a corrupt bookie.
The acting is ... Read More
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- Freaking fantastic.
Everything's good about this film, man. The storyline leaves you hanging throughout, while still entertaining you immensely, and it reveals itself to be insanely clever right until the climactic ending.
The characters are very, very precise and likable, all of them entertaining to watch--people you'd want to be in a room with (or maybe not) for hours.
This film does require some listening and thinking while you're watching it. This isn't for people who want to be absolutely ... Read More
Rating: 
- Ok Coen Brothers Film That Didn't Move Me
I found this film relies on its music and cinematography more than its story.It didn't move me as it did others.I find it boring and meandering.There are great actors and great scenery.It just wasn't my cup of tea.
Rating: - I keep thinking about it for a while after it ends...
...every time I see it, and I've seen it thrice already. It's layered, beautiful and haunting. There are great performances. I don't know very much about the period and place, but I still got the feeling that a lot of effort went into re- creating it. Specially the streetcars and the scene where the police attack a club. I guess the thing is that irrespective of those details, a person gets drawn into the main character's world. This is a gripping movie if there ever was one.
Rating: - INTERESTING GANGSTER ENTRY, BUT IT'S NO GODFATHER!
I have been wanting to see this film ever since I read my evil twin's review on this film. I'm always game for a great gangster movie and for the most part 'Miller's Crossing' delivers. The film starts a bit slow and the characters seemed to be a little stereotypical for my taste, but by the second half the film comes together for a worthwhile finale!
This film is like a cross between 'The Cotton Club' and 'The Sting'! It's really quite different as far as gangster films go and this might ... Read More
- HandsomeA handsome movie about men in hats, was how the Coens described this movie. That's exactly it. One of their best. A slick, ersatz 1920s era gangster movie, the Coens know how to respect the conventions of the genre and when to subvert them. The plot is complex and slippery, but never unravels as it pings between the main characters - Tom, the Irish gangster caught in a war between two prohibition era mafia bosses - Leo and Johnny, also messed about by a corrupt bookie.
The acting is ... Read More
- Freaking fantastic.Everything's good about this film, man. The storyline leaves you hanging throughout, while still entertaining you immensely, and it reveals itself to be insanely clever right until the climactic ending.
The characters are very, very precise and likable, all of them entertaining to watch--people you'd want to be in a room with (or maybe not) for hours.
This film does require some listening and thinking while you're watching it. This isn't for people who want to be absolutely ... Read More
- Ok Coen Brothers Film That Didn't Move MeI found this film relies on its music and cinematography more than its story.It didn't move me as it did others.I find it boring and meandering.There are great actors and great scenery.It just wasn't my cup of tea.
- I keep thinking about it for a while after it ends......every time I see it, and I've seen it thrice already. It's layered, beautiful and haunting. There are great performances. I don't know very much about the period and place, but I still got the feeling that a lot of effort went into re- creating it. Specially the streetcars and the scene where the police attack a club. I guess the thing is that irrespective of those details, a person gets drawn into the main character's world. This is a gripping movie if there ever was one.
- INTERESTING GANGSTER ENTRY, BUT IT'S NO GODFATHER!I have been wanting to see this film ever since I read my evil twin's review on this film. I'm always game for a great gangster movie and for the most part 'Miller's Crossing' delivers. The film starts a bit slow and the characters seemed to be a little stereotypical for my taste, but by the second half the film comes together for a worthwhile finale!
This film is like a cross between 'The Cotton Club' and 'The Sting'! It's really quite different as far as gangster films go and this might ... Read More
