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Miller's Crossing (1990) Rank 5 Reviews
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Ted Prigge
"Miller's Crossing" is named after the place in the forest where the gangsters in this movie go to shoot some of their more pestful problems, and is the location for the big twist in the movie, where the protagonist makes a fatal decision because of a ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Ted Prigge
John Beachem
It took me awhile to realize what was troubling me throughout this beautiful movie. I think the problem is, as we listen to this gorgeous, poetic banter between the characters, it dawns on us that no one speaks like this. As a result of this, we never ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at John Beachem
Reel.com
There's a mystery at the heart of Miller's Crossing - and it's even bigger than the perplexing question of who and why somebody took Rug Daniels' toupee after they bumped him and left his corpse slumped in an alley. ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Reel.com
Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
If Miller's Crossing isn't my favourite movie, I don't know what is. ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Gangsters are the subject of this quirky Coen brothers film starring Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Jon Polito, and Albert Finney. As is custom with the Coens' surreal dramatic thrillers, there's a thin humorous undercurrent beneath the madness (an ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Loosley based on Hammett's novel and Chicago's Capone-O'Bannion gang war, the film is more impressive visually than thematically, though new angle of placing Irish, Italian, and Jewish gangsters in the same tale is intriguing. ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Movie Reviews UK
While Miller's Crossing is a standard gangster movie, it's filtering through the Coen brothers' synapses imbues it with their unique style. Set in somewhere around the 1920s, the nameless town featured is firmly under the criminal thumb of Leo (Albert ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Movie Reviews UK
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)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Pays homage to the crime novels of Dashiell Hammett." ...read the complete Miller's Crossing movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
User Reviews
by Jacques COULARDEA... on September 23, 2009
A strange little film. Once again the Coen Brothers want to make an anti-genre film. This time they attack the genre of the gangster mafia in an eastern city that does not need a name but has to be big during prohibition. That mafia is working in clubs ...
by G. Joseph on August 06, 2009
Millers Crossing remains my favorite mob movie. You might need to watch it a couple times to pickup some of the names, dialog and plot connections. That's what makes it a great movie. It has some detail to it. It isn't a cheesy Hollywood cookie ...
by C. Bailey "Adams" on June 11, 2009
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 ...
by Ashish Kumar on January 09, 2009
...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. ...
by Andrew Ellington on October 15, 2008
Often hailed as the Coen brothers finest film; `Millers Crossing' is a brilliant gangster film that exceeds the film the Academy decided to embrace this given year (yes, I'm talking to you `GoodFellas'). `Millers Crossing' is quiet when it needs to be, ...
by Jupiter Moon Twil... on August 12, 2008
Another Coen Brothers movie that surpasses all expectations. Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Steve Buscemi, and Marcia Gay Harden perform exceptionally. It is a disturbing and suspenseful drama that flows along effortlessly and catches the ...
by Phoebe Stogstill on August 05, 2008
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 ...
by John L. Butchart ... on July 10, 2008
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 ...
by G. Ferrari on June 18, 2008
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 ...
by Marian M. Matsuna... on April 21, 2008
"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, ...
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