A Murder of Crows

1999 "A work of deadly fiction."
6.3| 1h42m| R| en
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In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.

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Dorathen Better Late Then Never
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Kamila Bell 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.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
callanvass I'm a huge Cuba Gooding Jr. fan and I feel when given the right material, he's one's of the best actors working in Hollywood. It's not bad for a T.V Movie, it has some decent suspense once in a while, unfortunately like most Grisham feel type movies, it has quite a few dull moments. Mark Pellegrino's character has many twists and turns, which were neat to see, I liked his scenes with Cuba Gooding they were somewhat intense. One of my main met peeves about this movie was a pet peeve that bugs me in general, you already know what's gonna go down for the most part, because they show what's happened at the start, only to throw a little bit of a happy swerve at the end to fool you.Performances. Cuba Gooding Jr. is solid in the lead, but he knows he's capable of more. He's a likable heroine though. Tom Berenger is good in his role as the detective, but kind of underused. Eric Stoltz does what he plays best, a weasel. Mark Pellegrino's role is very complex and quite creepy. Marianne Jean-Baptiste is good as Cuba's friend.Bottom line. Murder of Crows isn't a bad movie by any means, just noticeably too average and ordinary. It's worth watching on the tube if your bored and have nothing else to watch, but that's the only time i'd check this one out.5/10
will-moody "A Murder of Crows" finally made it to the top of my Netflix queue and I settled down to watch it on a Sunday afternoon. Immediately, however, I couldn't help but wonder if this movie had been made for television. From the opening titles to a few odd transitions that make you think you're about to see a TV commercial, the movie seems very cheaply made.A good score and better cinematography would have made all the difference in the world. Cuba Gooding Jr. is great but Tom Berenger has never been a favorite of mine.With a little more effort, this movie could have had the dark appeal of "The Game" or "A Perfect Murder."
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philip-ct This was an entertaining, slight film, to watch on TV on a Friday night. The film is interesting, with good performances from Cuba Gooding Jr as a lawyer-turned-novelist and Mark Pellegrino as the man who has framed / is framing him. Don't expect to have all loose ends tied up - a potentially good and interesting angle, a link between Mark Pellegrino and Eric Scholtz (Thurman Parks III, the guilty scumbag, whom the Cuba Gooding character fails to defend) is hinted at but never explored. This film is a bit like an extended Misomer Murders episode or an early-ish Agatha Christie film- don't expect any realistic crafting of crime. Expect only to be entertained, and you might be surprised!