Saturday, May 17, 2008

BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOUR DEAD


An Indie crime/drama that is very depressing, but still manages to entertain in a wierd way. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is great as usual and Ethan Hawke plays his brother. They decide to rob their parents jewelry store and all hell breaks loose. Anything that can go wrong, does go wrong. It's a dark and depressing story, but good performances and some nice style from different character views. Nothing new was brought to this film, but still done well and held my interest throughout the running time. Not for everyone, because it is character driven and not a lot of action or comedy. It's an intense story that is worth a shot.

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