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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

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Directed by Sidney Lumet

Starring Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Michael Shannon

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller concerning two brothers who hatch a plan to rob their parent's jewelry store. When the job goes awry, the entire family is set on a collision course with tragedy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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"The family depicted in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is certainly not one that you would want to spend any time with. One brother is sleeping with the other one’s wife. The second one is snorting coke and planning a robbery of their parents’ jewelry store in order to get what he feels will be some easy cash for the both of them. But the movie is certainly " [More]

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"What an awful waste of talent. Though it starts out interesting, every element of this movie quickly falls apart into a wannabe-Shakespearean tragedy that isn't even good for cathartic moments. Even the masterful Philip Seymour Hoffman overacts to the point of annoyance, but it's not entirely his fault. His character's actions, like the rest in this tiresome mess, are not believablem, a sure sign of lazy writing. The characters are trapped somewhere between comic-book " [More]

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"Released: October 12, 2007 (New York Film Festival)Director: Sidney Lumet*****Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is like the ball of yarn a cat plays with. As long as both ends are tucked in and not pulled, the ball of yarn remains relatively intact. But pull a stray piece and, soon afterward, the entire thing b " [More]

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"This movie was great - although it goes back and forth from past to future, the premise of two brothers hatching up a scheme that totally blows up in their face is nt the only thing that happens. They also become more and more involved in money schemes, murder and the ending is the ultimate. I highly recommend it, especially if you're a Philip Seymour Hoffman fanatic, as I am. I've never seen this man act badly...he's an awesome actor. " [More]

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"Delighted me: (Sorry if a bunch of these are 2007, I have a one-year old and I'm just getting caught up) Redbelt (2008) Kung Fu Panda (2008) JCVD (2008) (In my opinion, Van Damme's " " [More]

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"[quote user="mercurial"] A lot of boobies [/quote] I cried a little after reading your post Merc. Also worth a mention is Marisa Tomei in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead. " [More]

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