In hindsight 1990 was actually a great year for cinema, but more so because of the films that were largely overlooked by the great unwashed... or should I say washed?
That year, the Coen Brothers released one of the greatest Gangster films of all time, Miller's Crossing. After Blood Simple, this was their first major noir piece and its as good today as it ever was. Gabriel Byrne stars as Ted Reagan a former lieutenant in Albert Finney's Irish mob who is playing both the major crime families in a non-descript prohibition era northern US city, off against each other. Like all good film noir films there are twists and turns for Africa and like all Coen films - the script is outstanding. But its the acting that really does it for me - Byrne and Finney are great but the man himself, John Turturro, steals the show.
Below is Turturro's show stopping scene where he begs for his life - so dark yet comic at the same time. I just love the line "Look in your heart. I'm praying to you! Look in your heart". Have a watch - and don't worry there are enough twists following this one that it doesnt give the game away!
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