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Release Date: 05 June, 2001 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $14.99 You SAVE: $4.99! Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
Crimes and Misdemeanors Reviews
Allen's Last Masterpiece
Some of his 90's movies, in particular Husbands & Wives are very good but Allen's creative decline can be traced to the mid 90's at the latest. The air just went pssssss out of the tire, it seems. I guess public humilation and being called everything from a pedo to a scumbag will kinda deflate one's ego. Anyway, Crimes & Misedeamors counts as his last great movie. A perfect blend of comedy and pathos. The acting is great, the script is smart and sharp and funny. Gotta see this.
One of Allen's best...
I'm a huge Allen fan, but I realize that he's the type of director that some people never appreciate no matter how much I try to convince them. This movie doesn't change that: you'll probably love it if you like Allen, but if he always annoys you, then you shouldn't expect anything different.
Like many of Allen's later day dramas, he's not playing the main character. Instead, the film tells the story of several people who are loosely connected. In this case, the main character is Martin Landau, a successful opthamologist who's having an affair with Anjelica Huston. When she threatens to blow the whistle, he's forced to do something sinister to protect his marriage.
The movie turns into an interesting study of right versus wrong and even asks a lot of questions about religion by focusing on Landau's story, as well as the individual stories of other characters, like a rabbi played by Sam Waterson, and a struggling documentary maker played by Allen himself.
For the most part, this movie is a drama, but that doesn't mean it's free of laughs. Allen provides plenty of comic relief through his own character. Mia Farrow and Alan Alda bring laughs, as well.
In closing, you'll probably love this if you like the cynical side that Allen shows in movies like "Husbands and Wives".
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