A Stranger Among Us

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, et al.

Product Description

A New York policewoman enters the Hasidic community to investigate a diamond-robbery murder. Directed by Sidney Lumet.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 786936209402
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Walt Disney Video / Mill Creek
• Director: Sidney Lumet
• Starring: Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Lee Richardson, Mia Sara, Jamey Sheridan, Jake Weber
• Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Closed-captioned; Color; DVD; NTSC
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

God counts the tears of women

A person who deals with diamonds is missing. Detective Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith) is assigned to find him and the missing diamonds. Not long into the story, the missing person is found (DEAD). The victim is a member of a closed, trusting society. This leads the detective to conclude that it had to be unthinkable; “an inside job” by someone(s) trusted. The solution is to go undercover and wait for an opportunity to identify the perpetrator(s). The detective story is the veneer of the movie however, it is integral enough to include Emily’s background, friends, and past environment. This fleshes out Emily’s character and the choices she made in life. The choice of Melanie Griffith as someone hardboiled and expounding on the things she has seen is stretching it a bit. Also, as with someone playing a kid's role, she acts more like a three-year-old. And occasionally the terrible twos. However, by the end of the film, we forget this and accept the character. Most of the other actors fit their characters well. One problem I had was watching Leah (Mia Sara), I kept thinking of her in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986) The true or socially redeeming part of the story is the interaction and reaction of the people as they grow from knowing each other. We get a little cultural exchange and a few universal incites, including the concept of one's soul mate, which is found again in many philosophies. Is the mystery solved? Has Emily and/or others learned from the experience? God counts the tears of women.