Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Movie Reviews

mitchellyoung 01/10/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

This is Woody Allen in one of his most introspective films. He abandons most of his trademark neurotic comedy to present a melancholy and insightful view of two parallel stories that deal with themes of morality and fidelity. Martin Landau's grave portrayal is one of many reasons to watch the film.

SIngli6 04/05/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
1.5/4 

If one is going to merge two short films together, one should at least establish stronger links between them (a tenuous one in the form of a blind Rabbi simply does not suffice). Thankfully, Woody Allen's sophisticated and intermittently acerbic wit prevents the task of viewing this film from falling into a level of terminal drudgery.

Ichabod Crane 01/15/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

An incredibly well done look into people's morality. There are two story of this one extremely serious with Martin Landau dealing with his infidelity and the humorous one with Woody Allen. Each of the scenes play off each other well and the vastly different tones are never that distracting. Allen's examination of the men's morality is brilliant and this is his best film that I have seen. The last scene where the two main characters finally meet is particularly brilliant.

Allison 09/14/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

Like I was talking about in Sense& Sensibility, Crimes and Misdemeanors succeeds because of its focus on two individuals. In the end they meet for a brief time, not knowing the background of the other. The audience does. I imagined an extra 20 minutes where ... well let's just say my imagination went wild. It was a great movie, especially because of Mia Farrow. Also: What Movies Teach Us: Don't kill. You'll feel guilty. (see my What Movies Teach Us list)