Miller's Crossing (1990) - A Coen Brother Gangster film - General

[img]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/186572.1020.A.jpg[/img] "[I]Up is down...black is white..[/I]" - the Dane Trailer [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkJIcFMN_pc[/media] Miller's Crossing is a gangster film written and directed by the Coen Brothers. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden (one of the funniest names I have ever seen), Jon Polito and John Turturro. [quote=IMDb]It's Prohibition era 1930s as gang wars tear apart the city of gang lord Leo and his lieutenant Tom Regan. Tom is upset when Leo declines underling Johnny Caspar's request to kill the crooked Bernie. Despite Tom's objections, Leo thinks he made the right decision because Bernie is Verna's brother and Verna is Leo's girl. Unfortunately, Caspar seems to be growing in power and just when Leo needs Tom's help most Tom admits he's been fooling around with Verna. Tom is thrown out of Leo's mob and with nothing else to do he decides to join Caspar. But Tom is also talking to Bernie and Verna, and Caspar's ruthless henchman Eddie Dane starts to get suspicious. His suspicions rise when Tom is ordered to kill Bernie himself, but no one knows whether or not Tom carried out the order. Leaving Caspar searching for his desired power, Dane searching for answers, Verna searching for her brother and Tom searching for his own heart... if he has one anymore.[/quote] This movie is in my top 5 favorite Coen Brother film list. One of the best I've ever seen. 10/10 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zYN6CxJRH8[/media] Greatest scene in the whole movie.. [I]Jesus Tom..[/I] Also: The soundtrack. Carter Burwell did one hell of a job here. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YPsfwSPGg[/media]

Their most underrated movie. Steve Buscemi was my favourite in this film.

I disagree. I think the entire movie feels like a construction. It takes place completely in it's own world where nothing feels at all relevant to real life. You can almost see the edges of the studio which it was shot in. It's a disappointment by Coen Brothers standards. Compare it to Fargo, just 6 years later, and the cinematic leap is mindblowing.

[QUOTE=stepat201;26277687]I disagree. I think the entire movie feels like a construction. It takes place completely in it's own world where nothing feels at all relevant to real life. You can almost see the edges of the studio which it was shot in. It's a disappointment by Coen Brothers standards. Compare it to Fargo, just 6 years later, and the cinematic leap is mindblowing.[/QUOTE] What you say makes sense, I didn't get what I expected exactly. I still loved it..it's got this..atmosphere about it that makes it so damn interesting.

[QUOTE=stepat201;26277687]I think the entire movie feels like a construction. It takes place completely in it's own world where nothing feels at all relevant to real life. [/QUOTE] Well yeah, some movies are supposed to be in their own little world. I don't think all movies really have to be too true to real life.

[QUOTE=pie_is_good;26296059]Well yeah, some movies are supposed to be in their own little world. I don't think all movies really have to be too true to real life.[/QUOTE] Like Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse? :smile: