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Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in!
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| Bangitout.comJordan HillerWhat could easily have been another irritatingly earnest, clueless depiction of orthodox Jewish stereotypes, unfolds as an involving, challenging, and (most importantly) respectful treatment of [an] oft misrepresented religion |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzI was deeply disappointed that the film ended up seeming too much like a promo for the conservative religion it espoused. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyPlot is overloaded with hard-to-take factors. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfStuck with a permanently detached lead actress who juggles snappy cop jargon and sex appeal with all the concentration of pothead. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarDirector Sidney Lumet is obviously fascinated by the Hasidic community, and he displays this fascination by presenting the Jewish characters and settings with affection and respect. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt would be hard to think of a worse idea than casting Melanie Griffith, with her soft-as-down little-girl voice, as a jaded New York homicide cop. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewAll too obviously influenced by Witness, the film fails on all counts. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlAlthough it's enjoyable as a bittersweet, fish-out-of-water love story, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us is less effective when it transforms itself into an exotic whodunit. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperSidney Lumet keeps the film consistently intriguing and often on a philosophical level. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairA Stranger Among Us is rife with laughably heavy-handed instances of plot and character development... |