VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

ShangLuda Admirable film.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

runamokprods Not quite a great film, but an entertainingly odd and unique one. Full of rough violence and noir situations, but played mostly as very dark comedy.Alec Baldwin is very good indeed as a killer sociopath who somehow is also very likable when he's not robbing and beating people. Fred Ward is terrific as the scraggly cat of a cop who chases Baldwin down after Baldwin steals his badge, gun and false teeth, and starts to run around pretending to be a cop himself. And Jennifer Jason Leigh underplays to great effect as a pretty, dumb hooker, who falls for Baldwin, and doesn't figure out just what kind of dangerous, crazy guy he is until very late in the game. That said, it doesn't add up to a lot emotionally, Leigh's role is underwritten, and there are several gaping logic holes the film just ignores (Ward has dinner early on with Baldwin and Leigh, clearly knows he's a criminal, but just leaves?!?)But - those flaws noted - I've seen it twice, and fully enjoyed myself both times.

Predrag One of the most over-looked, under-rated 90's noir killer-on-the-loose films of the times, that had Oscar all over it. The most Elmore Leonard like film to date which says this stands taller than most movies with guns and cars. Alec Baldwin displays the marks of genius here, over the top, beyond the fringes of insanity and then he pulls back from sociopath to sweet, chummy boyfriend to his thespian equal, Jennifer Jason Leigh, who plays the dim-witted,sweet girlfriend forever to endearing believability. A twist on the Bonnie and Clyde match-up, as this Bonnie, Leigh never catches on to the pathological insanity of her boyfriend. "Miami Blues" takes the glamour out of Miami in the 1980's Alec Baldwin shines as "Junior" in this offbeat, quirky, action/crime/comedy adventure. That sounds like an odd combination, and it is just that unique combination that really makes this film work. Although George Armitage is the director of this film, the entire cinematography, mood. Music, quirky camera angles, and cast spells Jonathan Demme all the way. He is the credited producer of this film, but I imagine he certainly had a lot to do with the directing and casting as well. You can see all Demme favorites here in small cameo roles, as in his previous "Married To The Mob", and "Something Wild" (see my reviews). Charles Napier, a welcome Demme mainstay, is in a peripheral role here as a colleague of Wards' Mosley, but he's just one of many familiar faces that show up unexpectedly throughout the film."Miami Blues" is a unique blend of comedy, and action crime thriller that will get your attention with it's visual flash, and hold your interest with its well paced plot and odd characters. It's a forgotten sleeper that should not be missed.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

PimpinAinttEasy Dear George Armitage, I was thinking about addressing my review letter to Charles Willeford, the great man who wrote the book on which your movie was based. But then I thought I ought to address it to you, because Miami Blues is a very influential film. Or lets say, it seems to have inspired the style of one of my favorite American filmmakers of the last 20 years - Terry Zwigoff. Zwigoff even referenced Miami Blues in Bad Santa.It is almost as if Zwigoff borrowed all the cynicism of Ghost World, Bad Santa and Art School Confidential from Miami Blues. Though it must be said that all these movies were based on the work of writers who had extremely cynical views about American life and culture.He also seems to have borrowed some of your style. Every scene in your movie is like an event. I mean, each scene could be a standalone video on Youtube. This is also the case with some of Zwigoff's films. I liked how you paid attention while selecting actors who played the smallest roles. They were all very memorable.Alec Baldwin really nailed Freddie Frenger - what a change from the usually portly all American hero persona (like Dave Robicheaux in Heaven's Prisoners) to the nihilistic punk in Miami Blues. But it is the cherubic Jennifer Jason Leigh who steals the show. Her character in the book was a lot darker than in the movie. Anyway, Leigh was adorable in the film as an airhead prostitute with a heart of gold. Fred Ward was decent I guess. But I thought he failed to convey how pathetic the Hoke Moseley character really was. Charles Napier - favorite of Russ Meyer also makes an appearance.There are no good or bad guys in the film. It is a messed up world. Everyone is pathetic or doomed. Nobody or nothing is really worth saving. Like the lyric from a punk rock song - "Everyone's an a*****, everyone's a creep. I look out my window, there is garbage in the streets." It is a shame you didn't make more movies, George Armitage.Best Regards, Pimpin.(8/10)

elshikh4 What did we already watch? Some disturbed young man who eats to thank his lover because of her cooking, a very stupid girl who can cook well, a policeman who searches for his denture, and that's it !?? Why the killed boy was a Harry Krishna's follower ?, why (Baldwin) killed the store's guard near the end ?, and if he was going just to sell the rare coins why he tried to rob the lady ?, and why he was imitating Al Pacino's scar face ?? Who was the main character "junior" ?, what was his problem ?, what was the main motif of this movie?, is it a black comedy ? Is it a different crime movie, is it a psychological thriller (Don't push it !) ? and how those actors just dedicated to do it in the first place ? The director was goofing all around, look at the scene of stopping the thief at the restaurant, it was like a cartoon, and I do mean it in a bad way ! Mostly there is something wrong with movies written and directed by the same person. The whole point was missing (if there was any !). Baldwin was in his worst with hyper-agitation. All the elements fizzled out to inform us what the basic deal was ? And the title ? It's really a laughable one. They took the steamy backgrounds so the name from "Miami Vice", the dazzling red car from "Magnum P.I", and the funny conflict from "Tom & Jerry"; as maybe a sick version of it entitled : who did steal my teeth ?!! What actually we've learned from this movie?!! : That (Baldwin) deserves failure, that some movies can come out of Hollywood and be that dumb, and that I'm the only blamable one as I insisted on finishing such a movie.It's not a crime movie, it's only a crime !