Romeo Is Bleeding (1994)
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23% of critics liked it
(35 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(7,400 ratings)
New York cop Jack Grimaldi (Gary Oldman) has a nice home, a stunning wife Natalie (Annabella Sciorra), and a sweet, if stupid mistress, Sheri (Juliette Lewis). Jack also earns extra money by betraying mob witnesses to Mafia-boss Don Falcone (Roy Scheider). Assigned to guard the viciously sexy… More New York cop Jack Grimaldi (Gary Oldman) has a nice home, a stunning wife Natalie (Annabella Sciorra), and a sweet, if stupid mistress, Sheri (Juliette Lewis). Jack also earns extra money by betraying mob witnesses to Mafia-boss Don Falcone (Roy Scheider). Assigned to guard the viciously sexy Russian-born hit woman, Mona Demarkov (Lena Olin), Jack is almost instantly seduced and allows Mona to escape. Falcone orders Jack to find and kill Mona, and threatens to murder him if he fails. Mona offers to pay Jack to help her eliminate Falcone and fake her own death. Several plot twists and turns later, Jack is left with his life in shambles. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Medak
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
The far-fetched plotting eventually goes so far over the top that pic flirts with inventing a new genre of film noir camp.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
It would be facile to say it substitutes style for content; actually, it substitutes stylishness for style.
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David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
Stylistic but ultimately unsatisfying.
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, Time Out
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.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
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.
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Cast
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Gary Oldman
as Jack Grimaldi
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Lena Olin
as Mona Demarkov
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Annabella Sciorra
as Natalie Grimaldi
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Juliette Lewis
as Sheri
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Roy Scheider
as Don Falcone
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David Proval
as Scully
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Will Patton
as Martie
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Larry Joshua
as Joey
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Paul Butler
as Skouras
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James Cromwell
as Cage
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Michael Wincott
as Sal
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Gene Canfield
as John
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Ron Perlman
as Jack's Attorney
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William Duff-Griffin
as Paddy
- Dennis Farina
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Owen Hollander
as Stan
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Gary Hope
as Driver
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Neal Jones
as Clerk
- Julia Migenes
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James Murtaugh
as Priest
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Joe Paparone
as Ginny
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Tony Sirico
as Malacci
- Peter Boyle
- Bonnie Timmermann
