Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Scenes of the Crime’?

Scenes of the Crime (2001)

My Rating

Movie Info

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

Sep 30, 2003

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Cast

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 | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

[S]urprisingly mushy...

August 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | Comment
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 | Comment
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
Moviehole
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Scenes of the Crime

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
SirPant

Super Reviewer

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
Jeffrey Meyers

Super Reviewer

Scenes of the Crime Quotes

No quotes approved yet for Scenes of the Crime. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Latest News for Scenes of the Crime

What's Hot On RT

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Journey 2 Not Worth the Trip

Luis Guzman
Luis Guzman

What are his 10 best movies ever?

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em>
Amazing Spider-Man

See the all-new action-packed trailer!

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,600 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 44,516 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 27,198 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,694 taken
created 15 months ago
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile