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A Roaring Twenties gangster saga that only the Coen brothers could concoct, Miller’s Crossing marries the hard-boiled sensibility of classic noir fiction with the filmmakers’ trademark savory dialogue, colorful characters, and finely calibrated set pieces. Gabriel Byrne brings a wry gravitas to the role of Tom Reagan, the quick-thinking right-hand man to a powerful crime boss (Albert Finney), whose unflappable cool is tested when he begins offering his services to a rival outfit—setting off a cascade of betrayals, reprisals, and increasingly berserk violence. The Hopperesque visuals of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, majestically elegiac score by Carter Burwell, and vivid supporting performances from John Turturro and Marcia Gay Harden come together in an intricately constructed slice of pulp perfection that crackles with sardonic wit while plumbing existential questions about free will and our own terrifying capacity for evil.DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES2K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, with new 5.1 surround soundtrack mix presented in DTS-HD Master AudioNew conversation between author Megan Abbott and the Coens about film noir and hard-boiled crime fictionNew interviews with Sonnenfeld, composer Carter Burwell, music editor Todd Kasow, and production designer Dennis GassnerNew and archival interviews with actors Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito, and John TurturroEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny
K**R
Dull and disappointing
Difficult to grasp what's going on here. It's only when I got to the end that the whole confusing dull mess become a little clearer, and by then my interest in it was zero. There's a few good shoot-outs with the gangsters favourite weapon, the Thompson, but they seem to be just thrown in out of context, just for effect, apart from just ONE good incident involving the brilliant Albert Finney. There are too many slow boring talkative scenes between Gabriel Byrne and the unimpressive female lead Marcia Gay Harden. Then best thing to say about these is that they should be avoided. They slow down what little pace the movie has and bring it to a boring dead stop.I skipped most of them which had the desired effect of getting the film over as quickly as possible.A big disappointment.It made me want to see some of the great gangster movies of the 30s and 40s which such stars as Humprey Bogart, James Cagney and Edward G Robinson. Any of these movies would undoubtably be far superior.KAN
D**D
Grosse déception
Pourtant inconditionnel des frères Cohen... Un des films des frères Cohen qui a le plus mal vieilli. L'intrigue n'est pas spectaculaire. Que de longs et mornes dialogues. Scènes statiques à outrance. Ensuite, la qualité de bluray est en déséquilibre constante ! Mauvaise image (on a l'impression de regarder certaines scènes trop rapprochées sur une TV à tube cathodique.
R**T
très bon film à avoir dans sa filmothèque
Du très bon cinéma à voir absolument .Pour les Fans des Frères Coen.Humour ,Action .des personnages épatants et pittoresques.
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