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Romeo Is Bleeding

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Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

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Reviews Counted:34

Fresh:8

Rotten:26

Average Rating:4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Jack Grimaldi, one of New York's "finest," is working on the Organized Task Force. He's determined to meet his ship when it comes in but in the meantime he'll settle for fat tips from the mob.... Jack Grimaldi, one of New York's "finest," is working on the Organized Task Force. He's determined to meet his ship when it comes in but in the meantime he'll settle for fat tips from the mob. Grimaldi -- as duplicitous in his love-life as he is in his profession -- leaves his faithful but impatient wife at home while he spends "quality-time" with his mistress Sheri. But everything changes when he meets sultry Russian mobstress Mona Demarkov -- recently apprehended for killing Federal agents and government witnesses. When Mona's made Grimaldi's responsibility, the beautiful seductress places him in some compromising positions. [More]

Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis

Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Michael Wincott

Director: Peter Medak

Director: Peter Medak

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Mar 23, 1999

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03/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

With a tighter pace and a few more ‘kicks’ this one would be a true cult favourite.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/14/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Romeo is bleeding and we just don't care.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Offbeat noir buoyed mostly by its offbeat actors

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06/19/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

This is a battle-of-the-sexes movie played out at such a pitch of pervsity and amorality that it ultimately becomes rather laughable.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
04/09/08
Channel 4 Film

It would be facile to say it substitutes style for content; actually, it substitutes stylishness for style.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/09/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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An exercise in overwrought style and overwritten melodrama, and proof that a great cast cannot save a film from self-destruction.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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No review available.

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02/05/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

An underrated gem. Gary Oldman is amazing.

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02/21/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Extremely uneven.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Film noir at its worst and most excessive, an exercise in style, marred by ridicuolous voiceover narration and incomprehensible plot points; Lena Olin gives a sexy over the top performance.

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01/31/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

[It's] never content with one cliche when it can shovel on ten.

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04/09/08
Phillipa Bloom
Phillipa Bloom
Empire Magazine

No review available.

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10/05/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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07/02/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Delightfully bizarre.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Stylistic but ultimately unsatisfying.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/09/08
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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Perversely fascinating. Solid direction from Peter Medak.

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08/18/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Olin is one of the most vile female protagonists to ever walk out on a screen. Made little chinchillas run up and down my spine.

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04/22/03
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

For all its promise, and for all the brittle beauty of Dariusz Wolski's cinematography, Romeo Is Bleeding eventually collapses under the weight of its violent affectations.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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