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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
EMAILPRINTUnited Artists / MGM
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Larry Gross
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 15, 2000
DVD: January 2, 2001
Running Time: 100 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for brutal violence, strong sexuality, language and substance abuse
Starring Monica Keena, Vincent Kartheiser, Ellen Barkin, and Jeffrey Wright
Loosely based on Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment," this modern day story is about Roseanne (Keena) who is being abused by her stepfather. She decides to take revenge and plots his murder, finding herself on a path of guilt, a cover-up and a police investigation.
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FILM: Wrong Turn
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A messy but hungry film like this is more interesting than cool technical perfection.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Sloppy, self-satisfied and surprisingly heartfelt.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Less an updated version of the Dostoevsky novel than an unusually somber Hollywood teen love story.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Melodramatic look at alienated California high school students.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Somehow manages to stay afloat on a sea of pretension, thanks largely to some splashy visuals.
Film.com Ernest Hardy
The whole point is nothing more than the revelation that the terrain of suburbia is populated with damaged people inflicting damage on others. This is still news?
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Mark Caro
Just say no.
Village Voice Jessica Winter
Often succumbs to the craven hysteria perhaps inherent in its hoary premise.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Not faithful enough to be an adaptation, too misguided to be considered an interpretation, and not funny enough to be a parody, this film would do well not to advertise its inspiration.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
Completed before the release of "American Beauty," this contrived, puffed up little picture nonetheless seems like a ripoff, perhaps because it mines the same tired assumptions and unexamined stereotypes about suburban family life.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Charles Taylor
Even dressed up in tabloid lighting and cut with jagged edits, this pulp nihilism never goes beyond daytime TV banality.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
The "crime" was that it was made in the first place and the "punishment" is having to watch it.
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
A somber, draggy, deadweight, lugubrious, absurdly self serious version of ''American Beauty.''
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Elaine G. gave it a 10:
The point is what we all try and escape. The truth that maybe we do not have control in our lives and even if we think our lives will stay the same, the fact is that someone may be out there waiting to catch us when our world finally does fall apart. I think this movie is brilliant! I love the cast. Keena and Kartheiser have a connection you can't help but notice when they do films together. I think those critics need to look again.
Jim C. gave it a 10:
I find something new in this film every time I watch it. There aren't many movies, or even books, about which I can say that.
Sierra D. gave it a 10:
This movie is great!
Tom Z. gave it a 9:
It was a very enjoyable film, which reminded me of American Beauty or Magnolia. I liked it. It should have had a more abstract title, tho.
Jamie L. gave it a 10:
Monica Keena is soo pretty in this movie. Vincent is pretty cute too, especially in the beginning. =]~
