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Sep 28, 1990 · Miller’s Crossing is most fun when the actors bite into their roles. Polito is superb as the gravel-voiced vulgarian Johnny. John Turturro plays Bernie with a giggly hysteria that recalls some ...
A Roaring Twenties gangster saga that only the Coen brothers could concoct, Miller’s Crossing marries the hard-boiled sensibility of classic noir fiction with the filmmakers’ trademark savory dialogue, colorful characters, and finely calibrated set pieces.
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).
When the Italian Mafia threatens to kill a crooked bookie, Irish mob boss Leo O’Bannon refuses to allow it, chiefly because he’s dating the bookie’s sister, gun moll Verna Bernbaum. Leo’s right-hand man, Tom Reagan, is also seeing Verna, on the sly. He is obliged to switch sides when found out.
May 20, 2003 · Or more correctly "genres", as there is mixing of 1920-30's gangster movie elements with the film noir style of the 1940-50's. "Miller's Crossing" has a very fabricated production design with the stylized dialogue to match; giving it an unreal feel, a bit like the "Serenity" movie which mixed space and cowboys.
A loose adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett novels The Glass Key and Red Harvest, Miller’s Crossing follows mobster Tom Reagan (Byrne), who plays both sides of rival gangs in a desperate attempt at redemption. The film pulls off being both unbelievably violent and hilarious.
One of the finest gangster movies ever made, a classic Coen Brothers picture featuring fantastic actors.Tom Reagan is the laconic anti-hero of this amoral ta...
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