I heard Brad Pitt reference this movie in Ocean's 12, while him and Eliott Gould kind've knodded to a John Turturro scene in this movie.

I've always though Turturro was kind've goaty, but I let the reference slip under my radar.

Fast forward 1 1/2 years later, and I'm in Blockbuster. I see Miller's Crossing on the aisle, so out of curiosity, I pick it up and read the back. A mob movie? GABRIEL BYRNE?? WTF?? How come I never heard of this?

Alas, I forgot my card....and my ID. The enigmatic Millers Crossing escapes my grasp again.

Fast-forward a couple weeks later (today...I never had time to make it back to Blockbuster), and I Google it.

Man, the synopsis sounds insance, the actor line-up sounds incredible. The Cohen Brothers? 1990? How come I've never heard of it, or worse, how come it never gets mentioned?

Yeah, I'm going to rent it, but...

is this movie REALLY as ill as it sounds on paper?

This sounds like some underappreciated diamond.