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      Scenes of the Crime

      R 2001 1 hr. 36 min. Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      50% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 10% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In need of money for his upcoming wedding, Lenny (Jon Abrahams) agrees to help Rick (Peter Greene) with some work. The job, however, turns out to be kidnapping Jimmy (Jeff Bridges), and it's rather involved indeed. Jimmy is a noted mob kingpin, and the plan goes horribly off-track. Surrounded by Jimmy's armed guards, Lenny finds himself a sitting duck -- trapped in a van with the Mafioso as his hostage. To have a prayer of escaping with his life, Lenny will have to think fast. Read More Read Less

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      Jack O I don't know what I was expecting when I was watched this. It's just a movie that is based on a true story which that you know that movies based on actual events don't get happy endings. People haven't even heard about this movie one bit. I know some people would but I don't know how this is going to turn out. This movie is boring in parts though. All two actors had to do is stay in the van because one person got run over by a vehicle and those people had to negotiate the situation that Jimmy Berg... Yeah, I really can't remember what happened. I wasn't really that into the crime investigation. Which is why this was an incredibly boring and predictable film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review jack o I don't know what I was expecting when I was watched this. It's just a movie that is based on a true story which that you know that movies based on actual events don't get happy endings. People haven't even heard about this movie one bit. I know some people would but I don't know how this is going to turn out. This movie is boring in parts though. All two actors had to do is stay in the van because one person got run over by a vehicle and those people had to negotiate the situation that Jimmy Berg... Yeah, I really can't remember what happened. I wasn't really that into the crime investigation. Which is why this was an incredibly boring and predictable film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great cast, and the suspence builds nicely, until the ending, leaving too many sub-plots unfinished! Worth watching for Noah Wyle's performance alone! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It never quite lives up to the buildup and strength of the overall cast (save Jon Abrahams-who is bad), with a muddled third act and sloppy characterizations. Still, it has enough tense moments and twists to keep things interesting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member http://excogitatinggenius.blogspot.com/2011/09/jb52-scenes-of-crime-2001.html Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member [img]http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/41/212841.jpg[/img] A driver (Jon Abrahams) for some mafia-types gets in over his head when his employer (Peter Greene) is killed trying to double-cross his business partners…I think. The driver is then stuck with a crime boss hostage (Jeff Bridges) and some other very scary crime bosses vying for his well being. There is a very convoluted story-line here, and it is very hard to follow all the names, faces, and places that are referred to. I lost interest pretty quick, and that’s too bad because some great actors (Bob Gunton, Noah Wyle, Jeff Bridges) are good in their scenes, but as you know, good acting does not make a good movie. I really liked Noah Wyle’s character though, it was fun to see him be a charismatic hard-ass, he does it well. I’m not sure what to say about this movie. It tries really hard to be good, and there are flickers of moments that can be seen throughout, but this one simply falls flat. There are too many storylines, too many characters, not enough explanation of who is who, and why they’re doing what they’re doing. It is a good looking movie, the direction is engaging enough, but the story should come first…here, it comes in last. I think this movie thinks that you’re going to watch it a second time, to go back and try to catch all the little details to fill in the plot. That’s an error, because this was tough enough to sit through the first time. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A sizzler that someone like Sam Peckinpah would probably give his stamp of approval. Rated: B+ Jun 1, 2012 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...it's impossible not to get a kick out of watching [Noah] Wyle kill a man using a silenced pistol. Rated: 3/4 Nov 6, 2004 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher [S]urprisingly mushy... Aug 8, 2004 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Worth watching if only for the half-dozen familiar faces and a few scenes that ratchet up the intensity quite serviceably. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 22, 2004 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 29, 2004 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole just not executed well enough..Jeff Bridges is one of today's best actors. He's just a delight. So what the heck is he doing in some unremarkable crime thing like "Scenes of the Crime"? Sep 23, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In need of money for his upcoming wedding, Lenny (Jon Abrahams) agrees to help Rick (Peter Greene) with some work. The job, however, turns out to be kidnapping Jimmy (Jeff Bridges), and it's rather involved indeed. Jimmy is a noted mob kingpin, and the plan goes horribly off-track. Surrounded by Jimmy's armed guards, Lenny finds himself a sitting duck -- trapped in a van with the Mafioso as his hostage. To have a prayer of escaping with his life, Lenny will have to think fast.
      Director
      Dominique Forma
      Production Co
      Gaumont
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 26, 2019
      Sound Mix
      Surround