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Miller's Crossing
1990
***½
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Albert Finney, Jon Polito, John Turturro, J. E. Freeman, Steve Buscemi , Michael Jeter

While an Irish and an Italian gangster are having a turf war during Prohibition, Tom Reagan changes his allegiance according to changing circumstances. This clever and twisty gangster drama is visually one of the best ones the Coen brothers have made. The film is a bit of a slog, though, not least because Gabriel Byrne is so one-note as Tom, who is an unlikable character to begin with.