Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (Crime + Punishment in Suburbia)
Year
2000
Running time
101 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Thriller. Drama | Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
This is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Roseanne is outwardly a perfect and popular teen. However, her image is hiding the abuse at her stepfather's hands, and she decides to take revenge. The events that follow are a mix of dark humor and an exploration of modern morality as Roseanne faces not only a fellow suburbanite who knows, but her own conscience as well.
Awards
2000: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
Critics' reviews
- "Sloppy, self-satisfied and surprisingly heartfelt."
- "Often succumbs to the craven hysteria perhaps inherent in its hoary premise."
- "Less an updated version of the Dostoevsky novel than an unusually somber Hollywood teen love story."
- "Even dressed up in tabloid lighting and cut with jagged edits, this pulp nihilism never goes beyond daytime TV banality."
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