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Miller's Crossing (1990) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Miller's Crossing (1990) a score of 3.3388 out of 4

based on (17) reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The Coen brothers went all Clockwork Orangey in their most violent but least ironic picture, Miller's Crossing. It's a relatively run of the mill gangster thriller, though oddly the film has found an intensely loyal audience. (Many even consider it to be ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

Despite its pedigree and its star-studded cast, the film is somehow underwhelming. It is consistently good, but I suppose I have come to expect more from the Coens. John Turturro is great as the weasel Bernie, and the rest of the cast does fine, ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)

DVD Clinic ("JoBlo")

Set in the 1930s underworld in which an Irish gangster runs the big city, right-hand man Tom Reagan is caught in the middle of a possible gang war when his boss Leo doesn't want to give up a two-bit swindler because he is "in love" with the loser's ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at DVD Clinic ("JoBlo")

Empire Magazine (--)

There's plenty of snappy plotting and double-crossing around it, with bitter twists and well-delivered, wonderfully literate, hard-nosed dialogue. ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Empire Magazine (--)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The room. I keep thinking about the room. The office from which Leo pulls the strings that control the city. Leo, played by Albert Finney, is a large, strong man in late middle age, ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The Coen brothers went all Clockwork Orangey in their most violent but least ironic picture, Miller's Crossing. It's a relatively run of the mill gangster thriller, though oddly the film has found an intensely loyal audience. (Many even consider it to ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

PreViewed DVD

When I first got a DVD player (in 1998, I believe), the first DVD I looked for was Miller's Crossing. Unfortunately, it looked like Best Buy was out of stock, so I was bummed. Imagine how bummed I was when I found out that Best Buy wasn't out of stock - ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at PreViewed DVD

Senses of Cinema (Paul Coughlin)

Miller's Crossing ...adapts elements from Red Harvest and then sets these ambient factors adrift in a narrative which echoes Hammett's The Glass Key but also digresses readily into original material. Yet, despite Heisler's film being more rigorously ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Senses of Cinema (Paul Coughlin)

Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

The film is a crossroads, more gratifying for the future directions it provided for its creators than for the pleasures it affords its audience. ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

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