Taxman

Name: Taxman
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: September 17, 1999
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 48

1999

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Kushner-Locke Company, The | Release Date: September 17, 1999 | R

Summary: New York State Tax Investigator Al Benjamin (Pantoliano) infiltrates the Russian community of Brighton Beach, New York, to track down the con man who is running a tax fraud scheme.

Director: Avi Nesher

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Shows how Tinseltown sensibilities can be well thought out even on a low budget. Read full review

Lawrence Van Gelder

An offbeat little charmer of a mystery. Read full review

Rod Dreher

An odd, unexpectedly interesting little movie. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

This modest little moral thriller is a pleasant surprise. Read full review

Jan Stuart

Has the hit-machine aura of something whipped together by L.A. studio execs over avocado sandwiches and banana smoothies. Read full review

Jami Bernard

Brutal but somewhat endearing. Read full review

Katherine Wolff

A wintertime crime caper that truly leaves you cold. Read full review

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DougM.

Mar 15, 2006

Probably actually a 7.5; the accessible reviews seem to warrant a higher score than 48 (TV Guide rated it 3 0ut of 4 stars but it was only assigned a rating of 50) - an impressive Everyman film about incorruptible low-level bureaucrats who are much brighter than they appear and determined Probably actually a 7.5; the accessible reviews seem to warrant a higher score than 48 (TV Guide rated it 3 0ut of 4 stars but it was only assigned a rating of 50) - an impressive Everyman film about incorruptible low-level bureaucrats who are much brighter than they appear and determined to do the right thing. The smallness of the film does not allow for sexual or action scene diversions and the focus stays on the two main characters. It could have been black&white and made in 1948, fitting alongside D.O.A. or This Gun for Hire in its compact, economical and functional approach.… Expand

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