Miller's Crossing (1990)
This third film from the Coen brothers stars Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney and Marcia Gay Harden and is in part inspired by the novel Red Harvest. The protagonist's boss wants to start a gang war to keep the affections of a woman, unfortunately for the protagonist he is seeing the same woman on the side.
If you have seen any of the other films inspired by Red Harvest you should get the idea that you are in for plenty of scheming, twists and turns in a good if slightly intricate plot. What the film does best is keep us guessing about the protagonists real motivations and feelings as he tries to bring an end to the gang war. The only down side to the film is that maybe it does not always take itself as seriously or tackle the subject in as gritty a manner as it could.
4/5
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