Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

shakercoola Its artificial setting, tongue-in-cheek villains make this a a triumph of gangster film caricature and self-conscious with it. Love is blind, and the seeming transfer of racketeering power in its bosses and underlings shifts as a result within a labyrinthine plot. The set design is beautiful, the lighting is brilliant, and the music pervades so memorably and powerfully. The downside is that the plot is a bit mechanical and characters are not engaging on an emotional level, though it has to be said this is a film to be marvelled for its artifice.

gofastergetrounder I would echo the review of Pclark in nearly all aspects. I want to add something that I am going to flag as a "spoiler" even though it isn't about the plot or the movie, per se: It is about technique. Miller's Crossing does an absolutely brilliant job of taking things to an exaggerated level (dialog, plot, characters, everything), but never crossing the line where you would not take it seriously while watching it. The Coen Brothers just weave magic around the hyperbole line: They run right up against it, but never quite cross it. Miller's Crossing is truly a singular film: You will find nothing else like it anywhere.

zaremskya-23761 This film was not brought to my attention until I was already well into the Cohen Brothers. It's not one of their better known titles such as Fargo or Raising Arizona, but it should be highest on their list, as it is truly a masterful work of cinema.The film, visually, is beautiful. The cinematography has a very classic, noir look to it. The dialogue is sharp, the acting is solid. The story is pretty standard but done in such a professional way.Basically, two big mob bosses are feuding and the characters are either part of the feud or get caught up in it, much to their dismay. There are a lot of artistic touches the Cohen Brothers add that enhance the style of the film, such as a hat motif that extends throughout the work.Anyone who is a fan of the Cohen Brothers or film noir should definitely see this film. It astounded me and I consider it an underrated work by the brothers.

grantss Brilliant - the first sign of the Coen Brothers' genius for film- making.Tom Reagan (played by Gabriel Byrne) is the right-hand man, and chief adviser, to a mob boss, Leo (Albert Finney). Trouble is brewing between Leo and another mob boss, Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito), over the activities of a bookie, Bernie Bernbaum (John Turturro) and Leo and Tom are at odds on how to deal with it. Meanwhile, Tom is in a secret relationship with Leo's girlfriend, Verna (Marcia Gay Harden), who happens to be the sister of Bernie. In trying to resolve the issue, Tom is cast out from Leo's camp and ultimately finds himself stuck in the middle between several deadly, unforgiving parties.Fantastic storytelling from Joel and Ethan Coen. Clever, complex plot. Good ramping up of the intrigue, tension and claustrophobia as the movie goes on. You can feel how Tom is being hemmed in from all sides and how no matter which way he turns somebody is going to be out to kill him.Some good comedic moments too. Wonderful camera-work and cinematography. The forest scenes are particularly beautiful and haunting. The score helps there too.Great performances all round. Gabriel Byrne gets the icy coolness and wise cracking of Tom down perfectly, like he was Humphrey Bogart and this was a Sam Spade/Micky Spillane movie. The other standout performance is John Turturro as Bernie - his under-pressure hysterics are something to behold.A wonderful modern film noir-type movie, and who better to do it than the Coen Brothers. Until this movie they had shown, with Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, that they could make good movies, but there was a spark of genius missing. With this, their third movie, they showed they could make GREAT movies, movies that were incredible works of art. And it didn't end here. After this they would scale even greater heights with movies that rank among some of the best the world has ever seen - The Big Lebowski, Fargo and No Country for Old Men.