Tick ​​you solemnly

Martine 2021-11-14 08:01:25

"Miller's Crossroads" was produced in 1990. It should be said that the situation of the two of them at that time is still not out of the countryside to the city. Unlike the brothers' future work "Fago" (1996), which has a strong nihilistic temperament, and the unique and strong humanity and evil world view of "Old Nowhere", this movie is much simpler in comparison (of course, like "After reading it" It’s okay to pretend to be crazy and act stupid like Burning.) But it happens to allow us to appreciate what black humor is. As a not-so-complicated gangster fire story, the already-formed way of telling the Cohen card still gives us a lot of fun aftertaste.

Highlights review:

Under the gaze of a well-haired dog with Feng Gong's expression, a street boy mustered up the courage to grab the wig from the corpse's head and ran away. This scene is almost abruptly inserted in this position.

Tom came to the club to meet Casper and couldn't agree; Casper left and threw Tom to a gentle elephant. The elephant took off two coats and was slapped in a chair by Tom. He is innocent: "Jesus, Tom>.<".

Leo resolutely escaped from the two killers sent to his mansion. In the background sound of the baritone opera, Thompson shot his submachine gun very coolly. The banging muzzle out of bounds played the unpredictable style of the Coen brothers. The hit killer's twitching style is also very exaggerated, and the exaggeration based on realism has developed to the loss of realism.

Bernie, played by John Turturro, begged Tom for mercy with a "realistic exaggerated distortion" under Tom's gun. The camera switches back and forth between Bernie's back and in front of him.
Bernie, who was not dead, ran back to Tom's house. This time, Tom was cruel and turned out through the window with his bare feet and a hat on. Just before he was about to drive Bernie up and down to go out, there was an accident that made his nose and face swollen.

Casper led a group of men with machine guns to besiege Leo. The idiot man unconsciously knocked the surrendered old man to the ground and convulsed more than ever. Five seconds later, he was convulsed by the submachine gun sticking out from the blasted house.

Casper came to the mayor's office and wanted to get a job for the seven aunts and eight aunts, but the mayor was not happy; Casper was anxious and drove the mayor out to sit by himself.

After their debut work "Blood Labyrinth" and the subsequent "Raising Arizona", the Coen brothers further improved their creative experience and standards with "Miller's Crossroads". The realistic gangster theme and witty and ridiculous style benefited from the actor's real and slightly overly neurotic acting skills, which made Cohen's black humor shine. Although there are a lot of criticisms on the plot, the fans are really cool. What I admire most is the director's ability to mobilize the actors.

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Extended Reading
  • Consuelo 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    Mediation, loyalty, tough guy temperament, single-handedly overturning the sea, conspiracy errors are surprisingly small, involuntarily making choices in a timely manner, less hesitation, more adaptability

  • Charlene 2022-03-20 09:01:35

    It's actually worth 5 stars but I really can't like the gangster theme

Miller's Crossing quotes

  • Leo O'Bannion: You ain't got a license to kill bookies and today I ain't sellin' any. So take your flunky and dangle.

  • Bernie: Don't smart me! See I wanna watch you squirm; I wanna see you sweat a little, and when you smart me... it ruins it.