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Rating:  - ALL WEEPY
I thought I might go all weepy at the beauty of this film. Albert Finney,
as Leo is a glorious stand-out--somehow I knew he would have on spats-- and his "come out blazing" scene is glorious. John Turturro is right on as a sniveling weasel, but Gabriel Byrne as Tom is a dream. All the way through the movie, I was wondering, is Tom planning all this, or is he ad libing as the needs of self preservation present themselves. I did not really know until the last scene. What a beautifully done movie. If you did not "catch it" then, you should "catch it" now. You will not be disappointed.
Rating: - Miller's Crossing - a Coen Classic
Enchanting, haunting, unnerving and just good ole Coen Brothers' dialogue. Beautiful photography by Barry Sonnenfeld and great acting all around. This movie not surprisingly becomes more enjoyable with every viewing and is definitely worth owning!
Rating: - One of the All-Time Great Gangster Films
If you haven't seen this film, you've missed one of the best gangster flicks of all time ! The story-line has more twists and turns than a roller-coaster and some of the best scenes and dialouge you'll find. Outstanding performances by Gabriel Byrne (Tom), Albert Finney (Leo), Marcia Gay Harden & John Tuturro. If you can figure out where this one's going to end more than 15 minutes before the actual ending, I'll eat my hat !!! This is one of those movies you'll be talking about with your friends for days afterward (and repeating lines from the movie too). One of my favorite movies of the last 20 years (1990).
Rating:  - Kind of a bloody gangster film
In the 20's the Irish still ran things in some east coast cities.
It wasn't any cleaner or easier. Fights, gambling whores and booze were
big. Always one boss wants it all. There is always the girl that
you shouldn't mess with, but did. The hero here is a plainly an
anti-hero.
Most everybody ends up dead. The difference today is that
fully automatic weapons aren't as easy to get and drugs and martial arts
have changed how people got shot or beat up or are killed.
The minority groups have shifted, the language has changed, the music
is different, but the situations and the deaths remain.
Rating: - Now there will be peace in this town......
"Miller's Crossing" is yet ANOTHER interpolation of Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (the other being "Last Man Standing", with Bruce Willis). The Coen brothers, however, did a fine job of "tweaking" the story to fit 1920's America. The sets, wardrobe, hardware and accoutrements come right out of the gangster period.
The Actors put forth first-rate performances, as well. Of special note are Albert Finney and John Turturro. Finney for the most memorable scene of standing in the middle of a residential street, emptying the drum of a Thompson Submachine gun at the car of men who were sent to assassinate him in his own home. Turturro for playing Marcia Gay Harden's oily, smarmy, double dealing brother, that makes himself out to be someone you just love to hate!
This film, like "The Untouchables", was convincing in it's portrayal of that violent period of American History. So it plays fast-and-loose with Akira Kurosawa's work, but it is a thrilling drama, nonetheless.
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