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Miller's Crossing Reviews

1990

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Joel and Ethan Coen's third collaboration, the gangster film Miller's Crossing, stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan, the right-hand man of big-city Irish mob boss Leo (Albert Finney). The film opens with Italian mobster Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito) and his second in command Eddie Dane (J.E. Freeman) informing Leo and Tom that they .. Read more

Starring	Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro
Director	Joel Coen
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Like Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, this works both as a crime thriller and as an ironic commentary on that genre.... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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- - 45
  - 3
  Whats the rumpus?
  
  Every line of dialouge in this is a gem. Like Raymond Chandler lite this is gangster movie speak for serious movie buffs.
  
  'The Hi Hat', '... read more »
  
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  - SteveBent
  - 99 reviews
  - Tring
  - 09 Apr 2007 at 16:09
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  - 0
  Early Signs Of Greatness
  
  Moments of genius here and undertsandably heralded at the time launching the Cohen's succesful careers. Its not without fault though-an unnecessarily ... read more »
  
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- 1068509
- - buffyrules
  - 164 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 15:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Show 'em who's Boss, Boss!
  
  I Found this film quite hard to follow. The diction of these olde time gangsters leaves a lot to be desired. However, I persevered with this and watched a film ... read more »
  
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- 1066630
- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 24 Nov 2011 at 16:04
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  - 0
  one of the greats
  
  I can't belive how this film escaped me all these years. This film is a classic and one of the best period gangster films of all time.
  
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- 1064903
- - Martinrobo
  - 2 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 12:01
- - 0
  - 0
  All time favourite
  
  My all time favourite film, It has everything, wonderful characters, beautiful look, fabulous dialogue and brilliant directed by the Coens.
  
  If you ... read more »
  
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- 1062116
- - knip
  - 1 review
  - Ashington
  - 13 Nov 2011 at 08:10
- - 0
  - 5
  what a let down :O(
  
  found this film a huge dissapointment. i was looking forward to it but i ended up turning it off. the main character played by Gabriel Byrne isnt likeable or ... read more »
  
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- 1034315
- - Ryman
  - 6 reviews
  - Bristol UK
  - 27 Aug 2011 at 22:51
- - 0
  - 3
  waste of time
  
  Don't bother wasting 2 hours on this pretentious rubbish. What a disappointment, i tink its just about the worst film i have ever seen!
  
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- 1025985
- - a customer
  - 06 Aug 2011 at 14:36
- - 0
  - 2
  Don't even bother!
  
  Unfortunately found the dialogue and plot hard to follow due to lack of sub-titles and jumping about from one scene to another.
  
  Persevered until a ... read more »
  
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- - GolspieGirl
  - 1 review
  - Dollar
  - 06 Jul 2011 at 19:05
- - 1
  - 0
  oh yes, oh yes, oh yes
  
  just watch it - listen, and think about people sat in a room writing this movie down. Proper, intelligent story telling.
  
  You want to know what these ... read more »
  
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  - barneymarney
  - 3 reviews
  - Hampshire
  - 21 Jan 2011 at 23:20
- - 0
  - 10
  Miller's Crossing Details 1990
  
  yawn! turned it off within the first 5mins, couldnt understamd what they were saying! Stuck it in envelope and sent back same day
  
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- - AJ67
  - 8 reviews
  - Dorking
  - 19 Jan 2011 at 09:59
- - 0
  - 0
  One in the BRAIN!
  
  Rapid fire dialogue, superb performances, well shot and it's a Cohen bros film, what's not to like?The Cohens tread a fine line line between clich&... read more »
  
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- - jesuskenevil
  - 194 reviews
  - Bruton
  - 19 Oct 2010 at 09:35
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- - 45
  - 3
  Whats the rumpus?
  
  Every line of dialouge in this is a gem. Like Raymond Chandler lite this is gangster movie speak for serious movie buffs.
  
  'The Hi Hat', '... read more »
  
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- 428316
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - SteveBent
  - 99 reviews
  - Tring
  - 09 Apr 2007 at 16:09
- - 32
  - 2
  Masterpiece
  
  Criminally overlooked on initial release, the coen brothers noir / gangster masterpiece stands shoulder to shoulder with other greats of the genre. Complex ... read more »
  
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- 1413
- - Michael Marden
  - England
  - 03 Feb 2004 at 14:31
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  - 23
  Dull, lifeless, terrible
  
  I cannot imageine why I chose this film. It was dull, tedious, wooden acting from start to finish. Appalling Irish accents, the most pathetic plot imaginable... read more »
  
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- 338908
- - babablacksheep
  - 23 reviews
  - Shrivenham
  - 25 Jun 2005 at 07:11
- - 19
  - 4
  Sublime
  
  What a great film. So stylish, very funny in parts, the screen is oozing beautiful, due to photography of Barry Sonnenfield.
  
  Trust me watch this film... read more »
  
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- - Corleone
  - berks
  - 05 Jun 2004 at 19:30
- - 16
  - 2
  Not A Gangster Flick
  
  Anyone expecting a run of the mill gangster flick should give this film a miss. Whilst it's focussed around the activities of such the film really focuses ... read more »
  
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- 24011
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 03 Nov 2004 at 17:12
- - 10
  - 2
  Utterly Superb
  
  A truly brilliant film. The Cohen Brothers have masterfully woven their beautiful style of cinematography with a true gangster plot line. The story twists ... read more »
  
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- - greenb
  - London
  - 03 Mar 2004 at 14:27
- - 8
  - 1
  Jesus, Tom! Yegg Central
  
  Perhaps the best Coen film made. But then again most of their films are so different that this type of claim is really an absurdity. The Coens have a knack ... read more »
  
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- 24455
- - Lord Pie
  - Canterbury, England
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 21:53
- - 7
  - 3
  Forgot the plot
  
  This film for me just failed to get going. I loved Fargo and Oh Brother but this was just a bore. The dialogue and storyline I think was trying to be slick, but... read more »
  
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- - wolfie4
  - worcestershire
  - 16 Feb 2005 at 12:40
- - 5
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  This really is a great film, it was unpredictable and beautifully shot - and Gabriel Byrne was perfect. Definately a film to buy and watch again and again.
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 04 Feb 2005 at 08:57
- - 5
  - 0
  A film that is a little known Classic
  
  What a wonderful film. One knows a classic when one sees one and this is simply a classic.
  
  From the enigmatic score, to the unusual start; from the ... read more »
  
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- - Matthew
  - 16 reviews
  - Crawley
  - 19 Feb 2007 at 03:27

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  An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this threat erupts, the two sever their friendship when they realize that they love the same woman (Marcia ...

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  Joel and Ethan Coen's third collaboration, the gangster film Miller's Crossing, stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan, the right-hand man of big-city Irish mob boss Leo (Albert Finney). The film opens with Italian mobster Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito) and his second in command Eddie Dane (J.E. Freeman) ...