
After Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he begins a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student/prostitute Susie Waggoner. Opposing Frenger is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.... (Full plot summary below)
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After Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he begins a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student/prostitute Susie Waggoner. Opposing Frenger is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottNot enough can be said about how good Jennifer Jason Leigh is in this movie. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe three lead actors all manage to be terrific without showing off—Leigh, in the course of an exquisite performance, does one of the best impersonations of a country southern accent I've ever heard—and the use of Miami locations is a consistent delight. The late Willeford wrote four Hoke Moseley novels, and this crisp, funny, grisly, and perfectly balanced adaptation makes me yearn for Armitage to film a few more of them. |
| IndiewireMax O'ConnellThat it manages to end a note that’s both deeply sad and sardonic only further makes its case as one of the finest forgotten films of its time, and one of the best, period. |
| Seanax.comSean Axmaker[George] Armitage gets Willeford's cracked black humor and slightly off-kilter universe ... |
| The DissolveNoel MurrayEven the breeziest Miami Blues scene can suddenly turn chilling. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrA brilliant comeback by a filmmaker, George Armitage, who never should have been away. |
| The Seattle TimesMichael UpchurchFor all its commonplace ingredients, Miami Blues is uncommonly entertaining, thanks in large part to Ward, Baldwin and Leigh, who give gutty, energetic performances |
| NewsweekCathleen McGuiganSo much love is devoted to creating the wacko loonies in the cast that we're left with a set of personality profiles, not characters. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThis thriller is so gritty it could chafe your eyeballs...Miami Blues is high on its own malevolence. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelThis movie doesn`t have any greater meaning than offering a lot of amusing, troubling, quirky behavior. But that`s reason enough to see it. |