Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser, James DeBello

This very loose update of Dostoyevsky will never gain the original's classic status, but on its own unseemly little terms it's an efficient genre flick. Trapped in a suburban Hell with an alcoholic st...( read more  read more... )epfather (the always nasty Michael Ironside), suffering, molested high-schooler Rosanne (Monica Keena) begs her quarterback boyfriend (James DeBello) to help her bump him off. Things get complicated with the involvement of her weary mother (scrappy Ellen Barkin, still waiting for a decent role) and a sensitive, outsider classmate (Vincent Kartheiser). Larry Gross's script has Barkin's selfish character acting too much the idiot, though you won't hear a bad note from her or the rest of the appealing young cast (the invaluable Jeffrey Wright also has a nice bit as Barkin's lover). Even if director Rob Schmidt has too much of an MTV sensibility (showy cuts, booming soundtrack, etc.) and indulges himself with the gruesome murder, his glossy sensitivity to teen trauma redeems some of the pulp. The film can be seen in widescreen on DVD, as well as heard in French and Spanish. --Steve Wiecking

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  • razarelie
    August 12, 2009
    razarelie
    I love watching a movie on TV in the middle of the night that surprises you completely with its quality. Had me begging for more
  • rufojacobinocosme
    February 2, 2009
    rufojacobinocosme
    i love the girl dude she's evil
  • Soundsofmadness
    January 9, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested.
  • AllUserNamesIWantedWereUsed
    October 23, 2008
    AllUserNamesIWantedWereUsed
    great movie,kind of strange too...but still interesting...
  • JMROJAS
    September 20, 2008
    JMROJAS
    This chick is so manipulative. I know she liked fucking her dad.
  • boogiebumpers
    September 14, 2008
    boogiebumpers
    This is one of those surprise films that you watch because you're bored or because you've seen everything else - but turns out to be really good! Has a teen-movie genry to it, but with a good story that many teens will be able to relate to. Hopefully, they won't get any ideas f...( read more)rom it though!!
  • albertojeca
    August 3, 2008
    albertojeca
    Yo solo se, que la protagonista estuvo sexy.
  • babybellz9113
    June 27, 2008
    babybellz9113
    twisted creepy. Good plot nice strong actors. Pretty sweet movie. Loved the ending. It fit perfectly.
  • chloecelticheart
    June 15, 2008
    chloecelticheart
    I really enjoyed this movie, I love Vincent Kartheiser and it's just brilliant
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