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Blood Simple: Director's Cut (2000)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:34

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.3/10

Rated: R

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is... When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is an intricately plotted film noir filled with surprises at each turn. The cast, largely unkown at the time, includes Dan Hedaya as the cuckolded bar owner, Frances McDormand as the cheating wife, John Getz as the adultering bartender, and the fabulously creepy M. Emmett Walsh as the slimy, sweaty private detective who should not be trusted. The film is a marvel to experience; director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld has created stunning compositions filled with open spaces, and the sound--from the slightest footsteps or dripping water to a sudden shotgun blast--reverberates ominously, as if it is a character unto itself. Directed by Joel Coen and cowritten by Joel and his brother Ethan, BLOOD SIMPLE is an eerie testament to the limitless possibilities of low-budget filmmaking. [More]

Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh

Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams

Director: Joel Coen

Director: Joel Coen
Screenwriter: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer: Ethan Coen
Composer: Carter Burwell

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Linda Cook
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Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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03/31/05
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Someone please explain it to me: why? What's the deal?

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10/12/03
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09/05/03
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Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Useless update

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Pasadena Weekly
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Made on a shoestring budget, the film sparkles because its characters are lively and quirky.

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09/20/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It’s certainly not a bad film, but it’s hardly the classic reinvention of film noir that it wants to be.

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