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Blood Simple. (1984) Rank 4 Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The genius of "Blood Simple" is that everything that happens seems necessary. The movie's a blood-soaked nightmare in which greed and lust trap the characters in escalating horror. The ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution (--)
...for all its delirious impudence and film school showiness, it's so clearly a movie made by guys crazy about moviemaking. ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (--)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
A stunning debut, and arguably one of the Coens' two best features, this Gothic noir introduced the wry, sardonic, and playful approach that would shape their future work, and launched the screen career of the brilliant Frances McDormand. ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Ted Prigge
Up to this point, it's standard film noir and nothing really spectacular, but then the film throws us for a loop, which I won't spoil, and the film from that point on becomes a tense, nightmarish experience, filled with twists upon twists upon twists, ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Ted Prigge
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
If you arrived late to the quirky Coen brothers -- probably withFargoorRaising Arizona-- you now have a welcome opportunity to travel back to the beginning.Blood Simple, the audacious 1984 film debut by director-writer Joel and ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
eFilmCritic.com (Carina Hoskisson)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
filmcritic.com (Robert Marley)
The year is 1984. Reagan is looking forward to four more years as president. Orwell’s book by the same name is at the top of the popularity bell curve. The Olympic games are held in Los Angeles and two unknown guys named Joel and Ethan Coen decide ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at filmcritic.com (Robert Marley)
Reel.com
Simply put, Blood Simple becomes more bloodcurdlingly suspenseful in direct proportion to the size of the screen. It's a forceful and significant debut, well-deserving of its ranking as a classic, and it has aged well, thanks largely to the calibrated, ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Reel.com
ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
The mood is generally dark, as you’d expect in such a film noir, and I can’t say that the conclusion contains one of those “feel-good” endings that most American audiences have come to expect. However, the ending in Blood Simple is ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Blood Simple is essentially a retake on classic film noir, and certain elements have been unmistakably lifted from other movies. But the Coens have infused so much of their considerable imagination into the project, that no one can ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A lot has been written about the visual style of "Blood Simple," but I think the appeal of the movie is more elementary. It keys into three common nightmares: (1) You clean and clean but ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A lot has been written about the visual style of "Blood Simple," but I think the appeal of the movie is more elementary. It keys into three common nightmares: (1) You clean and clean, but ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
An auspicious debut for director Joel Coen and for the Coen brothers as a writer and director team of this delightful film noir. Texas bar-owner Marty (Hedaya) hires a seedy private detective, Visser (Walsh), to snoop on his unfaithful wife Abby ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Movie Reviews UK
A classy and idiosyncratic debut, Blood Simple economically represents all that is captivating in film noir. When the rain beats on your windscreen and passing cars blind you in the glare of their headlights, that's a nervous time to driving with your ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Matinee Magazine (Jason Clark)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Stylish shoestring noir, and an admirable filmmaking debut for the brothers Coen — Ethan (writer/producer) and Joel (writer/director). Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) is a sleazy, greasy private eye in a mustard-yellow leisure suit, hired by Texas strip-bar ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
The director's cut of BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) opened in Triangle theaters the other week. I screened same in Seattle, earlier in August, and was surprised at how dark the photography was. Is. Was. Whatever. 'Tis certainly a *muddier*-looking film than I ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
David N. Butterworth
Hedaya plays a sleazy Texan bar owner who hires Walsh's private investigator to kill the wife (McDormand) he suspects of cheating on him (Getz plays the lover; his days are numbered too). Of course, murder is never that easy, 'specially in Texas.Walsh's ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at David N. Butterworth
That Cow (B. Kiefer)
There are a couple of scenes in this movie that are probably as good as anything ever put on film. This movie thrives on it's images and sounds. The first is the shovel dragging across the road. The second is the bullets of light that pierce the ...read the complete Blood Simple. movie review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)
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