Armitage has crafted a sunlit neo-noir rooted in quirky character and darkly comic encounters, as two very different men try on each other’s personas for size, and the woman caught between them must also decide between a path of virtue or vice.

| Feb 6, 2023

George Armitage’s captivatingly eccentric neo-noir is assisted by three magnetic leads and a healthy dose of black comedy.

| Jul 27, 2022

A reminder that Hollywood isn’t really dead...

| May 24, 2022

What makes Miami Blues so true to its source material is that its "fun," fizzy elements don't completely dispel the roiling bile in its belly.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 27, 2015

| Original Score: C- | Sep 7, 2011

Baldwin, Ward and Leigh are all perfect in this violent and funny and underseen gem.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 17, 2005

They're looking for the right tone in Miami Blues, and they don't find it very often, but when they do, you can see what they were looking for.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: C- | Apr 20, 1990