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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia

R Released Jan 24, 2000 1h 40m Drama List
21% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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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Despite the beautiful visuals, Crime and Punishment is too somber and pretentious. Also, the acting is of mixed quality.

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Jason Korsner BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Apr 16, 2001 Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times Mopes along without a thought in its head. Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dave McCoy Seattle Times Every single thing about Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is stolen and tired. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 2/5 Jan 13, 2007 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Rated: 3/4 Nov 27, 2001 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a movie that pulls no punches. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Actually pretty good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Whiule having its share of flaws, I enjoyed its energy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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