Crime and Punishment in Suburbia

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, 21% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Despite the beautiful visuals, Crime and Punishment is too somber and pretentious. Also, the acting is of mixed quality.
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    Jason KorsnerBBC.com
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    A.O. ScottNew York Times
    Mopes along without a thought in its head.
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    Dave McCoySeattle Times
    Every single thing about Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is stolen and tired.
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    Kevin ThomasLos Angeles Times
    You wouldn't want to give any of these people the time of day in real life. They are blah or worse, and they are headed for some violent confrontations that seem pointless because they are so unworthy of our attention in the first place.
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    Owen GleibermanEntertainment Weekly
    The picture is so garish in its violence ... so laden with angsty metaphoric gloom, that its mood would feel grimly overcooked even if it were applied to one of the infamous high school rampages of recent years.
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    Charles TaylorSalon.com
    At one point Vincent muses, 'It's hard to lift somebody out of hell.' Not that hard if you're stuck watching Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. Deliverance is just below the exit sign.
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    Michael DequinaTheMovieReport.com
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    Jules BrennerCinema Signals
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    Jeremiah KippFlipside 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.
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    This is one twisted pic.
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