Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
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Cast
as Jack Grimaldi
as Mona Demarkov
as Natalie
as Sheri
as Falcone
as Martie
as Scully
as Joey
as Sal
as US Attorney/Jack's Attorney
as Nick Gazzara
as Federal Agent Skouras
as Cage
as Detective John Beechum
as Malacci
as Paddy
as Girl No. 1
as Girl No. 2
as Ginny
as Stan
as Clerk
as Priest
as Driver
Critic Reviews for Romeo Is Bleeding
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (28) | DVD (4)
The far-fetched plotting eventually goes so far over the top that pic flirts with inventing a new genre of film noir camp.
It would be facile to say it substitutes style for content; actually, it substitutes stylishness for style.
Stylistic but ultimately unsatisfying.
Hilary Henkin's script isn't as smart as it thinks it is, and only Olin's breathtakingly excessive femme fatale hits the right note of campy panache.
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.
A satire that has the unfortunate tendency to take itself too seriously.
Audience Reviews for Romeo Is Bleeding
Gary literally saves this movie from just being another crime and double-agent clusterfuck like so many noir films that tried too hard to be noir. Everyone has an angle and the jazz music ensues, I'll be damned if I don't like it though.
Super Reviewer
films like this give noir a bad name. oldman's voiceover is irritating, the script is all over the place and the final result is more sleazy than stylish. almost quit on it a couple times but it kept promising to get better...then went completely off the deep end. the only thing worth watching here is lena olin's psychotic lingerie-clad hitwoman. she's pretty great. what a waste
Super Reviewer
Olin is fantastic, but the movie is overcooked.
Super Reviewer
Romeo Is Bleeding Quotes
| Jack Grimaldi: | I try to stop thinking. Try to get my head straight. If I could just get my head straight... then everything would be all right. |
| Jack Grimaldi: | I try to stop thinking. Try to get my head straight. If I could just get my head straight, then everything would be all right. |
| Jack Grimaldi: | People think that Hell is fire and brimstone and the Devil poking you in the butt with a pitchfork, but it's not. Hell is when you should have walked away, but you didn't. |
| Jack Grimaldi: | Maybe it was just his imagination, but whenever he'd pull up that plate, he'd hear a... sucking sound. It started out small, with the first 65 grand. And then it got bigger. Pretty soon it was the only thing he heard. Pretty soon, all he could think about was feeding the hole. He didn't think about when he was a kid. He didn't think about the guys who he started who were still on the up-and-up. He didn't think about the dreams he had with Natalie. He didn't think about those Feds lying there. Most of all, he didn't think about Mona Demarkov, because the way he saw it, she was done. Just another 65 grand for the hole. He fed the hole and he made the hole happy. It was the only thing he knew how to make happy. |
| Jack Grimaldi: | Maybe it was just his imagination, but whenever he'd pull up that plate, he'd hear a sucking sound. It started out small, with the first 65 grand. And then it got bigger. Pretty soon it was the only thing he heard. Pretty soon, all he could think about was feeding the hole. He didn't think about when he was a kid. He didn't think about the guys who he started who were still on the up-and-up. He didn't think about the dreams he had with Natalie. He didn't think about those Feds lying there. Most of all, he didn't think about Mona Demarkov, because the way he saw it, she was done. Just another 65 grand for the hole. He fed the hole and he made the hole happy. It was the only thing he knew how to make happy. |
| Jack Grimaldi: | You ever seen a ghost? There's this guy. Comes in here. Every May 1st. Every May 1st, every December 1st. Like clock work. What's he want? Well, frankly, I ain't exactly sure. He had the strangest story to tell. He left this here and I keep it for him. How do I know he'll be back? What's that? A woman was involved? Hm, just fits. I was married once myself. Beautiful girl. By the way my name is Jim Daurighty. I run this place. His name? Sure. His name is Jack Grimaldi. Hey, there he is now! |