Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:34
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS is Woody Allen's most mature, most profound film. Martin Landau plays Judah Rosenthal, a successful ophthalmologist having an affair with Dolores (Anjelica Huston), who is... [More]
Starring: Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Woody Allen, Joanna Gleason
Director: Woody Allen
Reviews for Crimes and Misdemeanors
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The result is a frighteningly intelligent, and often hilariously funny whole. Full Review |
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Dramatically, the film seldom fulfils its promise, and its pessimistic 'moral' -- that good and evil do not always meet with their just deserts -- looks contrived and hollow. Intriguing and patchily effective, nevertheless. Full Review |
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5/5 |
one of Allen's best, a must-see!
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The overall 'philosophical' thrust -- that good guys finish last and that crime does pay -- is designed to make the audience feel very wise, but none of the characters or ideas is allowed to develop beyond its cardboard profile. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Allen's expertise is evident everywhere. Full Review |
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The structural and stylistic conceit is that when Landau is onscreen, the film is dead serious, even solemn, while Allen's own appearance onscreen signals hilarious satire and priceless one-liners. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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5/5 |
Um discurso filosófico-religioso sobre moralidade e culpa que, por incrível que pareça, não apenas comove como também nos faz rir de maneira surpreendente.
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Allen starts with a sketchy premise and after working it through for 107 minutes he still has no more than the premise he started with. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Intelligent, insightful and funny. One of Woody Allen's best films.
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4/5 |
This examination of the nature of evil interweaves masterfully comedy and melodrama in equal proportion. Instead of taking a casually brutal approach, Allen dwells on the consequences of sin. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Near top of line Woody Allen with Alda, Landau, Huston shining.
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...this dark meditation on justice and the lack of it may be his best film. Full Review |
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Allen's neurotic outlook on life has never been presented with more clarity. Full Review |
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If Crimes and Misdemeanors isn't Woody Allen's best blending of drama and comedy, it's most certainly in the running. Full Review |
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