Review of Crimewave (1985) by Ben M — 26 Apr 2007

I see the potential... but this movie got screwed with by the studio(s).

This review of Crimewave (1985) was written by Ben M on 26 Apr 2007.

Crimewave has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Josh S (1,500) on 28 Nov 2008

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By Jeffrey R (300) on 16 Mar 2008

Given some of the people involved (Raimi, Coens, Campbell), I really wanted to love this uneven work that was about as well executed as Vic was…

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A dumb, ridiculous, but funny film. Skip this if you're going through the Coen's history…

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Il y a bien trop d'idees dans ce MORT SUR LE GRILL, ce qui rend le film foutraque et parfois hysterique, mais neanmoins sympathique, avec des…

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By J C (366) on 03 Jan 2010

This has one of the top 5 car chase scenes. Other then that, it has the quirkiness that only the Coen's and Raimi can provide…

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By Anatoly S (283) on 19 Apr 2008

Truly an underrated little flick is it perfect? oh god no...but fun? fuck yeah! plus bruce plays such a silly werido heheh…

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