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  • Written May 2, 2009

    Lumet Strikes Again!! BEFORE THE DEViL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD

    by lugubriousthespian

    Stalwart film-maker Sydney Lumet certainly knows how to get the most mileage out of his actors - always has, and with this most recent entry, he is charging on all cylinders with a morality tale about a seemingly easy crime with horrendously disastrous results! Phillip Seymour Hoffman again proves why he is one of the most versatile characters actors in the biz today with a wrenchingly powerful turn as a sleazy, desperate-for-cash businessman who conspires with his slacker brother (an equally fine Ethan Hawke) to rob his parents small jewelry shop. Albert Finney and Marisa Tomei round out the extended family which erupts into complete blaze of raw emotions when the wheels of this unabashedly melodramtic potboiler beging grinding. Insidiously paced with nearly brutalizing effect as the "Happy Hollywood Ending" will be nowhere to be found! Certainly one of the more unheralded film of this particular year-pound for pound more powerful than THERE WILL BE BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN.

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  • Written August 6, 2008

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Review

    by rocketjsl357

    skillfully crafted and emotionally devastating with a heavyweight cast including Hoffman, Finney, and Tomei - an intense melodrama but by no means a masterpiece. I wish there was more substance behind the fractured storyline. (4/5 stars)

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  • Written July 13, 2008

    Surprisingly solid

    by Roger511

    At this point, the movies been out for ages. I rented it on a whim at Blockbuster, due to the solid cast of names on the DVD box. I wasn't disappointed.

    Not a family friendly movie by any stretch...the movies open involves Philip Seymour Hoffman gettin his hump on with Marisa Tomei...and she is topless for a good portion of the movie for some reason, which I must say I did not find disappointing :)

    The movie was a tale of a plot gone awry, lots of twists and turns, and I guess you'd call it time-gapping...keeps going back and forth to pick up where it left off. A bit of a depressing film, as it shows that the capability for humans to plumb the lowest of the lows morality wise is pretty unlimited. Definitely worth renting.

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  • Written January 24, 2008

    Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

    by rashur305

    I enjoyed this movie. Packed with a great cast, it keeps you entertained throughout. The plot lines up to be something that you think you can predict but about half way through this movie you realize that you really can't guess the ending. Interesting and "low-budget" looking cinematography. Definitely an adult movie.

    Great acting from Ethan Hawke, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Marissa Tomei along with a very stable supporting cast. If you are looking for something different, see this movie - if you are looking for your typical poppy flick, don't. I probably won't buy this movie for my collection but it's definitely worth the money to see it while it's in the theatre. The reviews I've read have said it's a good movie and I would agree.

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  • Written January 21, 2008

    not worth seeing

    by FRONT_ROW_

    Shocking one's sensibilities with trash behavior and gutter morality does not make GOOD entertainment. BAD SCRIPT...overdone acting . I literally said out loud ....is this ever going to end? The director regurgitates the same story over and over and over again........SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR TIME AND YOUR ... $$$...... leaves you with images I wish I had NEVER seen.

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