Miller's Crossing (DVD)

Miller's Crossing is a 1990 film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Gabriel Byrne and Albert Finney. In an unnamed city, in prohibition era America, Tom Reagan (Byrne) is an advisor to Irish gangster kingpin Leo O'Bannon. When Italian gangster Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito) advises Leo that he intends to kill Jewish bookmaker Bernie Bernbaum (John Turturro) for double crossing him, Leo refuses permission for the hit since he's sleeping with Bernie's sister Verna (Marcia Gay Harden) who's also seeing Tom. This decision leads to strained relations between Tom and Leo, since the former doesn't see it as a good business decision. An escalating ...  Read the complete review

“Miller’s Crossing” Miller’s Crossing is a superb, gangster like movie and was directed by the fabulous Coen brothers in 1990. The Coen brothers have directed a number of very successful films including ‘Fargo’, ‘Blood Simple’ and ‘The Big Lebowski’. Now, when I say gangster like I mean that it is not your usual Godfather style murder spree. The film does include murder, yes it’s an eighteen rating and yes there are some bloody close ups, but it is not sickening. Miller’s Crossing is suave and charming with smart one liners all through the film. The film employs great acting and is ...  Read the complete review

Although conceived as something as a pastiche of gangster movies, MILLER'S CROSSING emerged as perhaps the greatest gangster movie of them all - unique in tone, but right up there with GOODFELLAS, the original SCARFACE, or THE GODFATHER. Set at the height of 1930s prohibition and Irish/Italian mob rivalries, MILLER'S CROSSING tells the story of Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne), whose loyalty to his gangland boss, Leo (Albert Finney) is tested by his affair with Leo's lover, and his struggle to stay alive as mob war threatens to escalate. Written and directed by the Coen brothers (THE BIG LEBOWSKI, BLOOD SIMPLE, FARGO etc.), easily the most ...  Read the complete review

Miller's Crossing is the third feature film from directors/writers Joel and Ethan Coen. Released in 1990 it is a crime thriller starring Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finny and Marcia Gay Harden. The film is set in prohibition-era USA and deals with a growing conflict between two rival gangs. The main character Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne) is the advisor and confidant to Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney), an Irish gangster who runs the city. As a feud between O'Bannon and his mafia Italian rival Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito) spirals out of control, Reagan plays the two gangs up against each other; switching sides and manipulating situations for him own ...  Read the complete review

There was a line in a review of The Big Lebowski a few years back that said "In a perfect world every movie would be a Coen Bros movie". Their films may not cater to all audience tastes but they rarely put a foot wrong and Millers Crossing is the film where the duo really made their mark on cinema. The film is a hark back to the classic 30/40's noir gangster flicks where there was order, respect and a certain way things were done. There was always one man at the heart of the story and everything would revolve around his actions. The film is set during the Prohibition period where Leo (Albert Finney) an Irish gangster boss is having his authority ...  Read the complete review