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Miller's Crossing (1990)
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Arguably the best film by Joel and Ethan Coen, the 1990 Miller's Crossing stars Gabriel Byrne as Tom, a loyal lieutenant of a crime boss named Leo (Albert Finney) who is in a Prohibition-era turf war with his major rival, Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito). A man of principle, Tom nevertheless is romantically involved with Leo's lover (Marcia Gay Harden), whose screwy brother (John Turturro) escapes a hit ordered by Caspar only to become Tom's problem. Making matters worse, Tom has outstanding gambling debts he can't pay, which keeps him in regular touch with a punishing enforcer. With all the energy the Coens put into their films, and all...
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Miller's Crossing Movie Review by Ben  (8/18/2007) |
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The Coen brothers hit the jackpot again with this film. They are masters of crime flicks with a twist or two. You never know what is going to happen and the surprises just make you stay there til the end.
Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) appears to be playing both sides against the middle to keep a gang war from...
(complete Miller's Crossing review by Ben)
| Miller's Crossing Movie Review by Simon (4/29/2007) |
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Lives don't get more complicated than Gabriel Byrne's in this movie. As Tom, the alcoholic adviser to Albert Finney's Irish mob boss Leo, Byrne keeps making life difficult for himself. He's up to his eyes in debt, he's sleeping with his boss's girlfriend, and he finds himself trying to navigate a gang war that Leo has...
(complete Miller's Crossing review by Simon)
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