Review of Miami Blues (1990) by Crappy C — 27 Oct 2008
It's hard to believe now that Alec "Puffy" Baldwin was once a smoldering leading man in search of his breakout role. A couple of years after hitting the supporting-actor trifecta with MARRIED TO THE MOB, WORKING GIRL AND BEETLEJUICE (and shortly after his first star turn, in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER), Baldwin took a chance with this startling indie feature, a sunburned black comic tale of an ex-con who briskly picks up a life of petty and not-so-petty crimes on Florida's gold coast.
Hot on his trial is Fred Ward as a not-quite burned-out detective who loses his badge, gun and false teeth to Baldwin's savage charmer. Working from a script adapted from Charles Willeford's novel, director George Armitage generates the same dangerous wit that he would later bring to GROSSE POINTE BLANK.
This review of Miami Blues (1990) was written by Crappy C on 27 Oct 2008.
Miami Blues has generally received positive reviews.
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