Review of Miller's Crossing (1990) by Al M — 01 Jan 2011
As they do in Blood Simple, Fargo, and No Country for Old Men, the Coen brothers create a truly postmodern neo-noir masterpiece with Miller's Crossing which blends the noir genre together with the gangster and adds a self-conscious sense of humor to the mix that is pure Coen brothers.
In many ways, Miller's Crossing feels like the Coens' later film The Big Lebowski--it concerns a man who is somewhat of a loser who becomes slowly intertwined in a variety of different criminal plots that spiral out of control and threaten to drown him.
Femme fatales, antiheros, mob bosses, corrupt policemen, and all the other staples of film noir parade before the camera but always with a winking smile from the Coen brothers. What results is a purely bad-ass, hilarious, and original piece of gangster cinema that could not have been created by anyone else.
Plus, Miller's Crossing brings a new twist to the genre by focusing on Irish organized crime.
This review of Miller's Crossing (1990) was written by Al M on 01 Jan 2011.
Miller's Crossing has generally received very positive reviews.
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