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Mean Streets (1973) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Mean Streets (1973) a score of 3.0527 out of 4

based on (67) reviews

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Excellent

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(36)

Good

(7)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(1)

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IMDB.com

"Mean Streets" was one of the first truly personal films to evoke a sense of time and place with a small budget and with Hollywood distribution. Yes, Cassevetes and others have their lowbudget roots but Scorsese came knocking to Hollywood, and arrived...read the complete Mean Streets (1973) review at IMDB.com

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Appreciating Great Trash

Mean Streets is one of those movies that was so formally innovative that it has since been completely subsumed by conventional cinema: in 1973, Martin Scorcese's use of harsh lighting, improvisation, ironic pop-music overlays, and neo-realist grit...read the complete Mean Streets (1973) review at Appreciating Great Trash

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Offscreen.it (--)

Charlie (Harvey Keitel) è in chiesa a pregare dopo la confessione e ad accendere un cero davanti alla statua della Pietà. Subito dopo, mentre ancora la voce fuori campo conclude il tormentato monologo, lo vediamo inoltrarsi nel bar di Tony, con la...read the complete Mean Streets (1973) review at Offscreen.it (--)

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JackassCritics.com (Matt Fuerst)

Sometimes, it's hard to enjoy a Scorsese film. Being an American, and a fan of film, I should be proud of our homegrown ambassador to film. Scorsese as a film historian has probably done more for film than any other American. He has campaigned for...read the complete Mean Streets (1973) review at JackassCritics.com (Matt Fuerst)