A Crime (2006)

Vincent's life is on hold until he finds his wife's killer. Alice, his neighbor, is convinced she can make him happy. She decides to invent a culprit, so that Vincent can find revenge and leave the past behind. But there is no ideal culprit and no perfect crime.

Director:

Manuel Pradal

Writers:

Tonino Benacquista (scenario), Manuel Pradal (scenario)

Stars:

Harvey Keitel, Emmanuelle Béart, Norman Reedus

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harvey Keitel	...	Roger Culkin
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Alice Parker
Norman Reedus	...	Vincent Harris
Joe Grifasi	...	Bill
Lily Rabe	...	Sophie
Kim Director	...	Ashley
Brian Tarantina	...	Joe
Patrick Collins	...	Ben
Chuck Cooper	...	Will
Clem Cheung	...	Li Huang
Jonathan Lam	...	Baby-Face
Ted Koch	...	Scott
Natalie Caron	...	Jenny
Ben Wang	...	Chinese man
Stephen Payne	...	Mark

Storyline

While returning home after fixing the lights of a billboard, the worker Vincent Harris passes by a taxi with a damage door panel. When Vincent arrives home, he finds his wife murdered on the floor of the living room. He claims that the driver was wearing a red jacket and a ring with a large stone. Three years later, he lives in Brooklyn but is still chasing the killer of his wife. His dysfunctional neighbor Alice Parker has a crush on him, but Vincent is haunted by the ghosts of his past. When Alice meets the cab driver Roger Culkin out of the blue, she seduces him, damages his taxi and gives a red jacked and a ring to him. Then she forces him to meet Vincent, inventing a culprit to release Vincent from his past and stay with her.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | female nudity | taxi driver | broken mirror | taxi | 

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Taglines:

The victim could be anyone

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some violence

Did You Know?

Goofs

Alice open Vincent's apartment door with a key but a closer shot shows, when the door closes, that the lock uses a magnetic card like in hotels.

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Connections

References The Engagement Ring (2005)

User Reviews

Total waste of time.

A boring mish-mash of crap! We had taped it and it was indicated to be a four star movie so we watched it. How does one get revenge on an unknown someone who has to be nuts to give it more than one star? The French female lead has lips that made you think that if you had to leave her for a while that all you had to do was stick her to the wall with them and she would be there when you returned.

I kept hoping that Harvey's boomerang would come back and hit him in the head and put us all out of the misery of this whatever-it-was.

We know someone who says he is a "screen writer" but has never yet sold anything after years and years of trying. When we see a piece of stuff like this, we turn to each other and say, "Dan could have written that!"

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

A Crime

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$371,139

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARP Sélection, Alice Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1