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reviews.imdb.com - : THE BIG EASY presents a challenge to anyone who would like to put movies into genre folders; it isn't thrilling enough to be called ''thriller'', and it isn't funny to be called ''drama'' and it isn't funny enough to be ''comedy''. Yet, despite its own genre ambiguity, it is probably one of the most charming films of the previous decade. more...
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7/10
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efilmcritic.com - : This movie absolutely drips with local color. You can almost smell the Cajun spices and feel the heavy, humid air on your skin. From the music to the overall mood, this movie is very specific about a place -- New Orleans. Whether the depiction is altogether accurate could be argued, but what you see is, at least, typical of what people think of when they think of the Big Easy. The detail offered is reason enough to recommend the movie, but it actually has a pretty good story and some nice chemistry among the characters who tell it, as well. more...
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4/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''The Big Easy'' is one of the richest American films of the year. It also happens to be a great thriller. I say ''happens,'' because I believe the plot of this movie is only an excuse for its real strength: the creation of a group of characters so interesting, so complicated and so original they make a lot of other movie people look like paint-by-number characters. more...
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4/4
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