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Romeo Is Bleeding [1993]
Romeo Is Bleeding is the flawed black comedy from director Peter Medak (The Krays) about a
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bad cop who slowly gets his due. Gary Oldman plays yet another quirky character, this time a New York detective on the take. His life goes haywire as he squares ...
Romeo Is Bleeding [1993]
Romeo Is Bleedingis the flawed black comedy from director Peter Medak (The Krays) about a
... more
bad cop who slowly gets his due. Gary Oldman plays yet another quirky character, this time a New York detective on the take. His life goes haywire as he squares o...
Advantages: Great thriller, with an uncertain end Disadvantages: Difficult for some to stay alert
...brain was the 1993 movie Romeo Is Bleeding. This movie stood out because until that point I had always seen Scheider as the good guy, in Romeo Is Bleeding Scheider delivers one of the most menacing roles of his career as a crime lord. I dedicate this review to the great Roy Scheider who died on 10th February 2008.
Jack Grimaldi (Gary Oldman) is a cop on the edge; his life is in a radical decline to use his own words "Sometimes a guy don't know what's ... ...and to a casual viewer Romeo Is Bleeding is one of those movies that might seem a little difficult to follow. I remember when I first saw it back in 94, and with 14 years youth on my side thinking that it was not such a hot movie. But some 6 years later a rediscovery on the movie on late night TV made me see it in a very different light. I now have the maturity to see it for what it is, and since then it has become a firm favourite of mine purchasing ...
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Actor(s): Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Roy Scheider
Director(s): Peter Medak
Genre: Drama
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 1993
Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: A doublecrossing cop meets his match in a female gangster whose trigger finger is as deadly as her powers of seduction.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 19/05/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 23108 DVD
Barcode: 5050070009736
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
A dirty cop (played by Gary Oldman) finds his greed and desire awakened when he is assigned by the Mob to murder a sexy Mafia hitwoman whilst at the same time being assigned to protect her by the FBI.
Technical information
Special Features: Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Professional reviews
Review: "...[Olin's] never been this rip-roaringly full of guile and bile. She's a great demented creation..." (Los Angeles Times, p.F4, 04/02/1994)
"...Lena Olin's turn as the sadistic hit woman in ROMEO IS BLEEDING is certain to be remembered as one of 1994's most unforgettable..." (USA Today, p.7D, 04/02/1994)
"...Oldman clearly has a taste for the wild side....Sciorra registers well..." (Variety, 27/09/1993)
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