Rotten
Stylistically uneven.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Overview
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Director and cast
- Antonio Banderas Director
- Melanie Griffith as Lucille Vinson
- David Morse as Dove Bullis
- Lucas Black as Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis
- Cathy Moriarty as Earlene Bullis
- Meat Loaf as Sheriff John Doggett
- Rod Steiger as Judge Louis Mead
- Richard Schiff as Norman the Chauffeur
- John Beasley as Nehemiah Jackson
- Robert Wagner as Harry Hall
- Noah Emmerich as Sheriff Raymond
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
30%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A key problem is that the Lucille storyline just doesn't work.
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Crazy in Alabama is an ungainly fit of three stories that have no business being shoehorned into the same movie.
Roger Ebert, At the Movies
Rotten
Unusual for a movie directed by an actor, a lot of the supporting performances in Crazy in Alabama are downright bad.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Banderas directs capably enough to keep the film lively.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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