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Taxman, The

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48
8.0 User Score:

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Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Roger H. Berger
Avi Nesher

Directed by: Avi Nesher

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 17, 1999
DVD: December 28, 1999

Running Time: 104 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for graphic violence and strong language

Starring Joe Pantoliano, Wade Dominguez, Elizabeth Berkley, and Michael Chiklis

New York State Tax Investigator Al Benjamin (Pantoliano) infiltrates the Russian community of Brighton Beach, New York, to track down the con man who is running a tax fraud scheme.

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...

75

San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson

Shows how Tinseltown sensibilities can be well thought out even on a low budget.

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70

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

An offbeat little charmer of a mystery.

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63

New York Post Rod Dreher

An odd, unexpectedly interesting little movie.

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50

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

This modest little moral thriller is a pleasant surprise.

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50

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Writer-director Avi Nesher and co-screenwriter Roger Berger -- upon whose real-life investigations the film is based -- deliver on the hard-boiled promise of this low-key thriller with plenty of gritty twists and turns.

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50

Los Angeles Times Jan Stuart

Has the hit-machine aura of something whipped together by L.A. studio execs over avocado sandwiches and banana smoothies.

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38

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Brutal but somewhat endearing.

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30

Village Voice Katherine Wolff

A wintertime crime caper that truly leaves you cold.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Doug M. gave it an8:
Probably actually a 7.5; the accessible reviews seem to warrant a higher score than 48 (TV Guide rated it 3 0ut of 4 stars but it was only assigned a rating of 50) - an impressive Everyman film about incorruptible low-level bureaucrats who are much brighter than they appear and determined to do the right thing. The smallness of the film does not allow for sexual or action scene diversions and the focus stays on the two main characters. It could have been black&white and made in 1948, fitting alongside D.O.A. or This Gun for Hire in its compact, economical and functional approach.

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