A Stranger Among Us
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Movie Reviews of A Stranger Among Us
Movie Review: A Stranger Among Us
Summary: 3 Stars
This isn't the greatest movie in the world, but I enjoy watching love stories. It is a quick, easy, non-thinking movie that can be thrown in when you want background noise or an easy mystery.Movie Review: Absolutely laughable movie
Summary: 2 Stars
Melanie Griffith is miscast as a tough NY cop and the plot makes no sense. It isn't an accurate portrayal of Hasidim and the murder mystery isn't logical. Critics called it "Vitness" citing it's strained resemblance to "Witness". Witness was set in rural PA, this is set in NY city.
It's interesting that both Melanie Griffith and her co-star Eric What's His Name found their careers fading after this movie.
Movie Review: Really Bad
Summary: 1 Stars
Wow, this movie was horrible! First off, I should say that Melanie Griffith was hardly believable in her role. She should have been slotted as a social worker, and not a detective! The overall plot was weak and the sub-plots (Emily and her two co-worker potential lovers especially) were too cursory. There was not enough of anything to place this film into any genre really (i.e., drama, romance, action). Also in the script, so many things just don't add up.
But the worse thing to watch was the laughable portrayal of the Chassdim. I mean, you would think with a movie like this, they would at least hire in a consultant to make it seem half believable! The first thing I noticed is that men and women were touching cute a bit. That just would not be happening -- not even in the larger Orthodox Jewish community, much less the Chassidic community. The second issue was the two chassids (the one that was killed, and Mendel) setting up their own shidduchim. But the biggest issue was Eric Tahl's incredibly poor portrayal of a chassid -- going around and quoting kabbalah much less. He presents the kabbalah as the Jewish karma sutra and defies just about every aspect of male tznius (modesty).
The only redeeming aspect of this film was the cinematography. There were some great shots done including the funeral, the Friday night Shabbos meal and oneg (celebration after) and the final wedding. Other than that, it's pretty much a waste of a movie.