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Scenes of the Crime (2001)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Jul 1, 2003 Wide

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A small-time crook who worships Steve McQueen gets in over his head in French music video director Dominique Forma's debut feature, Scenes of the Crime. Lenny (Jon Abrahams of Scary Movie) is about to be married, but he skips his own bachelor party to drive for thug Rick (Peter Greene), who, unbeknownst to Lenny, is planning a kidnapping. The kidnapping plot goes awry, and Lenny ends up alone in the van, holding the soft-spoken victim, Jimmy (Jeff Bridges), at gunpoint. Jimmy turns out to be a

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Dominic Forma , Dominique Forma

Written By: Dominic Forma, Daniel Golka, Ahmet Mehta

In Theaters: Jul 1, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Sep 30, 2003

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Scenes of the Crime

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (3) | DVD (4)

...it's impossible not to get a kick out of watching [Noah] Wyle kill a man using a silenced pistol.

November 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

[S]urprisingly mushy...

August 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Worth watching if only for the half-dozen familiar faces and a few scenes that ratchet up the intensity quite serviceably.

February 22, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

just not executed well enough..Jeff Bridges is one of today's best actors. He's just a delight. So what the heck is he doing in some unremarkable crime thing like "Scenes of the Crime"?

September 23, 2003 Comment

Clint Morris

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Putting aside the fact that Jon Abrahams is very annoying and can?t act to save his life, I really got into this film. That was until the end. Wtf? This film didn't so much as end, it just stopped, leaving unfinished sub-plots which turned out to be pointless and disappointing. This film could have been great but

October 1, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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It never quite lives up to the buildup and strength of the overall cast (save Jon Abrahams-who is bad), with a muddled third act and sloppy characterizations. Still, it has enough tense moments and twists to keep things interesting.

November 4, 2011