Just saw it again for the first time in over a decade and loved it. I can not believe how great this movie was. The ending was the part that always stuck with me. Very depressing but darkly humorous.
shareAgreed! terrific film.
share"Very depressing", truly, as you said.
Somehow this is the reason why I really like this movie. For me the depression of this film is strongly connected to fact that viewers have immediate feeling or understanding this is not going to end happily. I have to compare this to "Carlito's Way" which arises exactly the same feeling every time I see it. Different movies of course, but...
@ USCSS Ulysees Nostromo ... there's one big difference, Carlito's Way is a far better film and i get more 'feeling' from it to.
-Carlito's Way = 9/10
-Romeo is Bleeding = 6/10 (best part of this film for me was 'seeing' Lena Olin :), as she's attractive (i first seen her in 'The Ninth Gate' (1999) (8/10, seen it many times and i dont get tired of it. also, it's one of my favorite Johnny Depp films.) and she immediately grabbed my attention and i still think she's most attractive in that film more than Romeo is Bleeding.... as far as Oldman, i think he was much better in Leon (1994) (10/10, one of my favorite films ever) as his character was just more interesting.)
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Romeo is Bleeding is almost perfect for me I gave 9/10 for it (Ninth Gate is not better than 5/10 IMO)
Oldman gave a superb performance. Actually I don't really see why it's compared to Stansfield (I love that, too)
Romeo is Bleeding is almost perfect for me I gave 9/10 for it
Well, I wouldn't say "perfect". It really doesn't explain in any realistic way how he, a condemned man, shot her - a free lady who turned evidence against him - and yet was awarded a medal and given a new identity instead of going to prison.
"Do you realise that Otto spelled backwards is Otto?"