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Blood Simple: Director's Cut (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 36 Fresh: 34  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8.3/10

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Rated: R

Synopsis: When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is an intricately plotted film noir filled with surprises at each turn. The cast, largely unkown at the... When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is an intricately plotted film noir filled with surprises at each turn. The cast, largely unkown at the time, includes Dan Hedaya as the cuckolded bar owner, Frances McDormand as the cheating wife, John Getz as the adultering bartender, and the fabulously creepy M. Emmett Walsh as the slimy, sweaty private detective who should not be trusted. The film is a marvel to experience; director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld has created stunning compositions filled with open spaces, and the sound--from the slightest footsteps or dripping water to a sudden shotgun blast--reverberates ominously, as if it is a character unto itself. Directed by Joel Coen and cowritten by Joel and his brother Ethan, BLOOD SIMPLE is an eerie testament to the limitless possibilities of low-budget filmmaking. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams

Director: Joel Coen
Screenwriter: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer: Ethan Coen
Composer: Carter Burwell

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10/22/06
Cole Smithey
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4/5

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

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05/08/05
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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4/5

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03/31/05
Mark R. Leeper
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1/5

Someone please explain it to me: why? What's the deal?

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07/08/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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5/5

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01/13/04
Michael Dequina
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4/5

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12/01/03
Brian Gibson
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4/5

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10/12/03
Walter Chaw
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4/5

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09/05/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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2/5

Useless update

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08/22/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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4/5

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01/27/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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4/5

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01/23/03
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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4/5

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01/04/03
Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide
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12/31/02
Elias Savada
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Jean Lowerison
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Made on a shoestring budget, the film sparkles because its characters are lively and quirky.

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09/20/02
Dennis Schwartz
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It’s certainly not a bad film, but it’s hardly the classic reinvention of film noir that it wants to be.

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03/05/02
Jeremy Heilman
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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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