A Stranger Among Us
by Sidney Lumet
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Actor: John Pankow, Lee Richardson, Melanie Griffith, Mia Sara, Tracy PollanDirector: Sidney Lumet
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Burtt Harris
Producer: Carol Baum
Producer: Howard Rosenman
Producer: Lilith Jacobs
Producer: Robert J. Avrech
Writer: Robert J. Avrech
Producer: Sandy Gallin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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DVD Review: Melanie at her most hilarious
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a love/laugh relationship with Melanie Griffith. Sometimes I love her films as they are intended, even if the critics don't, and other times, the films are so stupid they're hysterical. This falls into the latter category. She's this brash, foul-mouthed, trampy, tough-as-nails NYC detective who investigates a murder in the Hasidic jewish diamond district. Naturally, as we see later, she also has a heart of gold. Melanie, as the hard boiled and tough as nails cop, ends up dying her dried-out bleach blonde locks brown and goes "undercover" as a returing Hasidic jewish woman in the community to get to the bottom of the murder, as she thinks it's an "inside job." Right! To believe this premise, she'd have to have the acting ability of Meryl Streep, or there would have to be a sly reference in the film that these were brain damaged, under 80 I.Q. Hasidic jews. Nothing like this is mentioned in the film, and Griffith is no Streep. Then there's this totally silly romance subplot as the girl on the prowl, take no prisoners, use 'em and lose 'em Melanie falls for a quiet, intellectual, sensitive, much younger (they downplay that in the movie), gorgeous Hasidic jewish guy whose house she is sharing while "undercover." Luckily for him, and the audience, the romance goes nowhere, and crass, hard as nails Melanie, ends up respecting his decision that he ought to marry within his faith, and remain pure up until that point. And that other reviewer is right, Melanie, after all the hardwork to go "undercover," does virtually no investigating once a part of their world. The murder solves itself. If NYC detectives were anything like this character, anarchy would rule in NYC. On a most significant note, even though she's hard boiled and tough as nails, she says "okey dokey" in her high little Melanie voice about 15 times in this movie. I have known both devout Jews and hard boiled NYC police. Neither group uses the term "okey dokey" to my knowledge. Where did she come up with this one? I never see it in any of her other movies. Did someone play a cruel joke on her during filming and tell her "okey dokey" is an authentic Jewish term or something and her adding it to the script would help her "transformation"? I guess we'll never know, because when she was on Actor's Studio, this wasn't a movie they discussed (shocker).
Needless to say, I watch this movie whenever I can. It's pretty terrible if you're looking for some kind of action/thriller as the film is billed. If you can appreciate Melanie Griffith's body of work as I can, this is one of her top comedies.
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