--- Mark Coggins <
coggins@immortalgame.com> wrote:
>
> I finally got around to watching the Coen
brothers'
> MILLER'S CROSSING, which
> I'd been told was a tribute to Hammett,
particular
> his first novel, RED
> HARVEST.
>
> To me, it seemed much more than a tribute: it
seemed
> to be a pretty faithful
> adaptation of THE GLASS KEY.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, but I
was
> stunned not to find a
> "based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett" line in
the
> credits.
>
> Apologies if we've talked about this before, but
did
> others have the same
> impression?
>
> --Mark
Yeah, though there's a bit of RED HARVEST in there
(most especially in the arc of Gabriel Byrne's character)
it's mainly a knockoff of THE GLASS KEY.
I personally think it's the Coen's best movie. Though I
haven't seen them all.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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