| Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Eric Stoltz, Mark Pellegrino Director: Rowdy Herrington Creators: Cuba Gooding Jr., Derek Broes, Rowdy Herrington, Andrew Stevens, Ashok Amritraj, Elie Samaha, Tim Moore Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense Sub-Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Suspense Studio: Lions Gate Format: DVD - Full Screen DVD Release Date: 05/22/2001 Original Release Date: 07/06/1999 Theatrical Release Date: 07/06/1999 Release Year: 2001 Run Time: 1hr 42min Screens: Full Screen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Languages: English See Also: |
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  | A Murder of Crows 2001 Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Eric Stoltz, Mark Pellegrino Director: Rowdy Herrington Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense R 2001 1hr 42min Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/18/2003 |
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Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 8/9/2020... Interesting plotline with some slowdowns. A must if a Cuba Gooding, Jr. fan. Michel D. (michelann) from WALNUT GROVE, MO Reviewed on 11/6/2017... Better than average story about how bad life can become for an attorney who get a bit greedy when a windfall happens. He happens upon an excellent book about the killing of lawyers and, thru happenstance, decides to claim it as his own writing. Of course the book becomes a huge best seller and then the plot thickens! Cuba Gooding, Jr. is excellent as the lawyer who hits it rich and Tom Beringer is fast on his trail as the cop who also needs a big win. 1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful. Sharron A. (SharronA) from ASHEVILLE, NC Reviewed on 3/31/2014... The first time I watched this movie some years ago, I said "What???" immediately made a cup of tea and watched it again. I couldn't believe it had fooled me so completely. I just had to see how it was done, watch again knowing what I learned at the end. Even though the beginning of the movie shows what happens at the end, the "how" and "why" were well-hidden and fun to discover. Add to that the fact that Cuba Gooding, Jr. has acted so many different roles well, and this one is worth watching again every now and then. Don K. from BEAVERTON, OR Reviewed on 7/6/2012... 4 stars. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Intelligent writing, plot twists and decent acting combine to weave a complex story about the capriciousness of justice. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a high priced, successful defense attorney who discovers his conscience at a most inconvenient time and ends up being disbarred. He limps off to Key West, where a series of unusual and seemingly unrelated events conspire to land him in prison for life. Unpredictable, fascinating, and ultimately rewarding, this little gem is well worth the time and effort to see. My wife also enjoyed it! 1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Movie ReviewsIncredibly Well Done sillyrabbit | 12/01/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "A MURDER OF CROWS redeems Rowdy Herrington and Cuba Gooding Jr. for every bad film they have ever made, and combined... that's a lot of bad films.MURDER revolves around a disbarred lawyer who scams his way into a success, but, through a devious plot twist, becomes the main suspect in a string of brilliant homicides. The script by Herrington is absolutely involving. It's detailed, well paced, and very smart. Despite a few goofy or cheesy lines, which are pretty much due to bad acting in certain parts, the script is solid.The direction is as haunting as it should be in this type of film and Herrington really turns up the suspense. His slow shots or disoriated handhelds are in the right places, and it only adds to the tenseness of the story.Cuba Gooding Jr. is completely fascinating in this role. He gets into it all the way and makes you believe him, even in the most incredible scenes. Tom Berrenger, however, does not fare as well. Even though he proved in the past that he was a decent actor, he slips a bit, and some of his lines are given like he was reading them off of cue cards. However, he's good enough that it doesn't distract from anything else, and in some scenes, he's excellent. The supporting cast, including Marianne Jean Baptiste and Eric Stoltz, is very good and only adds to the film. Stoltz is smarmy and oozes charisma and Baptiste has a very soothing, sweet, grandmother-type air about her. They are the best they could be.Overall, A MURDER OF CROWS is a highly overlooked film that should be scene by lovers of suspense. The guessing game that is involved throughout the story doesn't make you feel stupid, but it doesn't give much away either." Formulaic. Robert P. Beveridge | Cleveland, OH | 04/12/2007 (3 out of 5 stars) "A Murder of Crows (Rowdy Herrington, 1999) Herrington, best known for the Patrick Swayze vehicle Road House, turns in a by-the-numbers thriller here. Not awful, but not great, either. Lawson Russell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is a recently-disbarred lawyer who got the ax after recusing himself from the trial of Thurman Parks III (Eric Stoltz), a slimeball even Russell can't bring himself to defend. A year later, low on cash and running a fishing boat in the Florida Keys, working on his perpetually-unfinished novel, he meets an old man with the improbable name of Christopher Marlowe who wants him to read over a manuscript. He goes to return it the next day and finds the old man has died of a heart attack, so Russell appropriates the manuscript, which of course becomes a smash success-- after which Rusell becomes the target of obsessive-cop stereotype Clifford Dubose (Tom Berenger), because all the murders in the book Russell appropriated really happened, and now he's the prime suspect. I'm pretty sure you can figure out what happens from there. It's mildly amusing, and good acting is turned in by Stoltz, Gooding, and Berenger, though they have little to do other than play cardboard cutouts. Ashley Laurence also shows up as Gooding's publisher, and any excuse to see Ashley Laurence on a screen is worth your time; it's got an empty-calories feel to it, however, and a few days after seeing it, you're likely to start wondering if you remember certain details (say, for example, the entire last half-hour of the film) correctly. ** ½" Great movie, lousy transfer C. A. Luster | Burke, VA USA | 05/08/2002 (4 out of 5 stars) "This is an interesting mystery with Cuba Gooding Jr., and Tom Berenger. They do nice jobs of playing a corrupted lawyer and a good cop. Gooding after causing the mistrial of his guilty client, is disbarred and tries to write a book to get by at a home he inherited from his father. He is tempted by a book offered to him to critique by an elderly man that dies shortly after that. What ensues takes many twists and turns that keep you guessing. It is ashame the transfer from the film to DVD was done in such a poor manner. Sterling Millenium Series should be avoided if this is the type of DVD quality they produce. I have purchased many movies that were 30 or more years old that were a much better transfer (e.g. The Vikings). If it was not such a great movie I would have sent it back."
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