Fuggetaboutit: The Greatest Crime Films of All Time
Of course, when you think of crime, you automatically think of mobster movies. But you shouldn't limit yourself. "Bonnie and Clyde" is a great film, centered on criminals and crime, with no Mafia in sight. However, I'm guilty of it too, as you'll see from my list.
Fuggetaboutit: The Greatest Crime Films of All Time
1. Miller's Crossing (1990) -- Combining two of my favorite things in cinema, gangsters and the Coen brothers, this film is one of the coolest movies ever made. Gabriel Byrne is amazing here (as usual) and the film also contains fantastic smaller roles for Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. This movie also contains, my favorite tommy-gun scene of all time with the fantastic Albert Finney handling the gun. Irish mob versus Italian mob during prohibition, it can't get much better than that.
2. Leon: The Professional (1994) -- Jean Reno could spend the rest of his days as a pastry chef, a bad one, and still be cool because of this role. This film also gave us the first look at Natalie Portman. And even then you knew she'd be a star. The relationship between Mathilde and Leon, is what Scorsese was trying for with Taxi Driver. Incidentally this is the film that solidified (for me) Gary Oldman's reputation as a scary, scary man.
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) -- This was a tough one. For me, it's hard to separate these films from one another. They flow together as one nine hour epic. A beautiful story about ugly people. Taken as a whole, it is the greatest crime film of all time, and one of the greatest cinematic achievements as well. But if you have to take on out, and praise it above the rest, you have to choose Part II. Deniro, Pacino, Duvall, Coppola, Puzo. This film has pedigree. It also has the best ending, lots of resolution from the previous film, and did I mention Pacino and Deniro? True, they don't share screen time, but we get to see both their stories unfold together.
The Best of the Rest: Godfather: Part I (1972), Godfather: Part III (1990), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Suicide Kings (1997), and True Romance (1993).
Fuggetaboutit: The Greatest Crime Films of All Time
1. Miller's Crossing (1990) -- Combining two of my favorite things in cinema, gangsters and the Coen brothers, this film is one of the coolest movies ever made. Gabriel Byrne is amazing here (as usual) and the film also contains fantastic smaller roles for Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. This movie also contains, my favorite tommy-gun scene of all time with the fantastic Albert Finney handling the gun. Irish mob versus Italian mob during prohibition, it can't get much better than that.
2. Leon: The Professional (1994) -- Jean Reno could spend the rest of his days as a pastry chef, a bad one, and still be cool because of this role. This film also gave us the first look at Natalie Portman. And even then you knew she'd be a star. The relationship between Mathilde and Leon, is what Scorsese was trying for with Taxi Driver. Incidentally this is the film that solidified (for me) Gary Oldman's reputation as a scary, scary man.
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) -- This was a tough one. For me, it's hard to separate these films from one another. They flow together as one nine hour epic. A beautiful story about ugly people. Taken as a whole, it is the greatest crime film of all time, and one of the greatest cinematic achievements as well. But if you have to take on out, and praise it above the rest, you have to choose Part II. Deniro, Pacino, Duvall, Coppola, Puzo. This film has pedigree. It also has the best ending, lots of resolution from the previous film, and did I mention Pacino and Deniro? True, they don't share screen time, but we get to see both their stories unfold together.
The Best of the Rest: Godfather: Part I (1972), Godfather: Part III (1990), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Suicide Kings (1997), and True Romance (1993).
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