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Release Date: 03 June, 2003 Retail Price: $9.99 OUR Price: $8.99 You SAVE: $1.00! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
A Stranger Among Us Reviews
God counts the tears of women
A person who deals with diamonds is missing. Detective Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith) is assigned to find him and missing diamonds. Not long into the story the missing person is found (DEAD). The victim is a member of a closed trusting society. This leads the detective to draw the conclusion that it had to be the unthinkable; "an inside job" by someone(s) trusted. The solution is to go undercover and wait for an opportunity to identify the perpetrator(s).
The detective story is the veneer of the movie however it is integral enough to include Emily's background friends and past environment. This fleshes out Emily's character and the choices she made in life.
The choice of Melanie Griffith as someone hardboiled and expounding the things she has scene is stretching it a bit. Also as with some one playing a kids role she acts more like a three year old. And occasionally the terrible two's. However by the end of the film we forget this and except the character. Most of the other actors fit their characters well. One problem I had was watching Leah (Mia Sara), I kept thinking of her in "Farris Bueller's Day Off" (1986)
The true or socially redeeming part of the story is the interaction and reaction of the people as they grow from knowing each other. We get a little cultural exchange and few universal incites, including the concept of one's soul mate which is found again in many philosophies.
Is the mystery solved?
Has Emily and/or others learned from the experience?
God counts the tears of women.
Absolutely laughable movie
Melanie Griffith is miscast as a tough NY cop and the plot makes no sense. It isn't an accurate portrayal of Hasidim and the murder mystery isn't logical. Critics called it "Vitness" citing it's strained resemblance to "Witness". Witness was set in rural PA, this is set in NY city.
It's interesting that both Melanie Griffith and her co-star Eric What's His Name found their careers fading after this movie.
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