Miller's Crossing

bluntman said:Our tastes are so different I’m starting to wonder if you’re my ex.😁

First it was pantyhose, now we're here 😲...told you I'm not really into that kind of thing 🙂 😁😁 ....
....anyway, enough off-topic chatter 🙂 :-)

A truly magnificent piece of cinema... easily one of the finest works ever produced by the Coen brothers.

I found all those subtle parallels to The Godfather quite compelling.

Finally got around to watching it 🙂

Some people have been hyping this thing up, and honestly? I think it’s actually underrated—maybe even forgotten. It rarely ever comes up as a heavy hitter when people start debating the Coen brothers' filmography.

For me, it works perfectly as this kind of tribute to those old-school gangster flicks from the Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney era. Even Tom Reagan’s role (played brilliantly by Gabriel Byrne) feels like a blueprint for the exact kind of characters that duo would go on to dominate during their prime. Then you’ve got Vern (Marcia Gay Harden), who basically embodies that tough, unapologetic, cold
bitch heroin archetype you see constantly decorating those classic noir crime movies.

Thank God, there’s enough material in this movie to keep you busy failing at analyzing it forever.
There are unique, avant-garde scenes and directorial choices here that are just finger-licking good.
It blows Torturro, Polito, and Finney out of the water too... honestly, it beats everyone. 🙏



mjuza 👍

10/10

Oh yeah, almost forgot the most important part,
I got way too damn sucked into Tom's headspace, and when that happens, you just 🙏

Total masterpiece, honestly, but definitely not the best from the Coen brothers—which says a lot

So, which one's your favorite?

Fargo
The Big Lebowski
No Country for Old Men

John Turturro is absolutely flawless in this movie... that kissing scene is just stunning

ironraven45 said:Which one hits hardest for you?

Fargo The Big Lebowski no country for Old men
The big Lebowski
No country for old men

Barton Fink

I freaking knew it

goldenskipper72 said:John Turturro is absolutely flawless in this movie... that kissing scene? Pure cinema.

Man, tell me about it. Honestly? He’s easily one of the most twisted, dark characters I’ve ever seen in my life. The way he looks at people, that smug attitude, those facial expressions... it’s unreal. You can practically see the pure evil oozing out of him. A total legend.

Terry Morris41 said:Barton Fink

You definitely wrote it that way just to screw with me, didn't you?😁
Total The Hustle provocateur here.🤣

P. S. ajde, at least I actually got the plural right this time!

It was a solid enough flick, though if you ask me, the dialogue felt a bit heavy-handed at times? I found myself wishing for a little more breathing room between the lines. That being said, *The Big Lebowski* is an absolute masterpiece—a true cinematic gem. Does anyone out there have a recommendation for a similar comedy that actually hits the mark? Honestly, looking at the so-called "comedies" that seem to be clogging up the theaters lately, I can't tell if I'm supposed to be laughing or weeping.