Crime and Punishment in Suburbia

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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia

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Released Jan 24, 2000

1h 40m

Drama

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At school, Roseanne (Monica Keena) is the object of fellow student Vincent's (Vincent Kartheiser) infatuation, By night, she deals with a troubled family life: her mother, Maggie (Ellen Barkin), cheats on her drunken husband, Fred (Michael Ironside). When Maggie's adultery is revealed, Fred viciously takes his anger out on stepdaughter Roseanne. With the help of her boyfriend, Jimmy (James DeBello), Maggie plots her revenge, but Vincent might be the one to help her forge a new life.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the beautiful visuals, Crime and Punishment is too somber and pretentious. Also, the acting is of mixed quality.

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Ernest Hardy

Film.com

What should be the heart of the movie (the interior lives of the mother and daughter at the tale's center) is instead a dud; the female characters are barely drawn at all.

Jan 1, 2000

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Jessica Winter

Village Voice

The director guides Keena to a poignant performance.

Jan 1, 2000

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

The best thing that can be said about Rob Schmidt's Crime and Punishment in Suburbia -- aside from the fact that it's over in less than two hours -- is that it doesn't glorify violence committed by sexy teens.

Jan 1, 2000

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 2/5

Jan 13, 2007

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Rated: 3/4

Nov 27, 2001

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Jeremiah Kipp

Flipside Movie Emporium

This self-satisfied waste of space, care of flashy new filmmaker Rob Schmidt, manages to be even more insipid than the overrated American Beauty, if that were possible.

Rated: D

Oct 24, 2001

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Audience Member

This is a movie that pulls no punches.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Frances H

Interesting film that I found to very profoundly sad, because the teens involved seemed to have absolutely no support from any of the adults who should have been helping them. Instead, they floundered about in their own world try so hard to cope, because the adults selfishly were too concerned with their own problems. Thus, the movie has a lot to say about the state of youth in society today. At least it ends on an up note with the boy everybody called a freak coming to the girl's aid and giving her some hope.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/13

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Audience Member

Keena's intense performance is the fuel that makes "Crime+punishment in suburbia" more than a self-indulgent teen drama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

A strange and uneven film about a messed up family whose problems end in murder. Needless characters and subplots mar an overall good production.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Actually pretty good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Whiule having its share of flaws, I enjoyed its energy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Synopsis

At school, Roseanne (Monica Keena) is the object of fellow student Vincent's (Vincent Kartheiser) infatuation, By night, she deals with a troubled family life: her mother, Maggie (Ellen Barkin), cheats on her drunken husband, Fred (Michael Ironside). When Maggie's adultery is revealed, Fred viciously takes his anger out on stepdaughter Roseanne. With the help of her boyfriend, Jimmy (James DeBello), Maggie plots her revenge, but Vincent might be the one to help her forge a new life.

Director: Rob Schmidt
Producer: Larry Gross, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Larry Gross
Distributor: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: G2 Films, Killer Films
Rating: R (Substance Abuse|Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Stereo

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