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Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Miller's Crossing |
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Tom Reagan (Byrne) has been the longtime lieutenant of Irish mob boss Leo (Finney), but when Leo gets into a feud with rival crime boss Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito), Reagan tries to keep the peace and apparently joins Caspar's team. This beautifully shot 1990 film, loosely based on the Dashiell Hammett novels _Red Harvest_ and _Glass Key_, plays with shifting loyalties, trust and betrayal, black humor and shocking violence. Finney is magnificent, particularly in the astounding sequence in which two hit men come to kill him in his bed. Among the cameos one may glimpse Steve Buscemi, Michael Badalucco, Sam Raimi, and Frances McDormand. Although a bit cold, this is one of Joel and Ethan Coen's greatest films.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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This crime classic made in 1990 by the Coen brothers, who would go one to make Fargo and The Big Lebowski, chronicles a the criminal rivalry between two crime bosses,Leo(Albert Finney) and Caspar(Jon Polito). Caught in the middle is Leo's right hand man, the film's main character, Tom(Gabriel Byrne) who maybe playing one against the other or may have an alterior no neccessarily villanious reason. With its array of colorful characters, acid verbosity, breathtaking photography, lush period setting and a complete command of tone that veers brilliantly from shocking violence to absurdist humor, this is the best film the celebrated pair have made.
--Mostafa Hefny, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Miller's Crossing |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- criminals killing each other
- police corruption
- gang conflict
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- criminal
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Irish
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Irish/McCourt
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- in awe
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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