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Review
Los Angeles Times, 11/02/2007, "A tense anti-caper...that's part thriller and part Greek tragedy....In it, Lumet breaks down the moral cause-and-effect process..." Rolling Stone, 12/27/2007, 120, Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Lumet takes a first-rate script by Kelly Masterson and keeps it popping." Entertainment Weekly, 11/02/2007, p.48-49, "[Lumet] works with vigor and cunning and wide-awake elegance of a virtuoso half his age....Lumet's talent is, in every sense, timeless." -- Grade: A Box Office, 11/01/2007, p.114, "Lumet energizes the material by continually shifting the audience's perspective on the characters....Hoffman gives a sharply etched performance." Uncut, 02/01/2008, p.110, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat is impressive is its youth, energy, and its willingness to play games with storytelling..." Rolling Stone, 11/01/2007, p.91, 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Lumet fuses dark wit, suspense and tragedy into a time-shifting movie that vibrates with energy. All the actors are first-rate..." Sight and Sound, 02/01/2008, p.54-55, "Hoffman masterfully essays the elder brother's manipulative string-pulling..." Empire, 02/01/2008, p.53, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Lumet is] doing some of his best work, as this bleak, almost Shakespearean tragedy conclusively proves."
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From the unexpectedly graphic opening shot, director Sidney Lumet proves he hasn't lost any of his bite with age. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is a riveting suspense thriller that retains the director's classic approach to storytelling while updating it at the same time. Working from an intense, expertly woven script by playwright-turned-screenwriter Kelly Masterson, Lumet establishes his tragic tone immediately. The story concerns a New York family with a roiling undercurrent of dysfunction. The eldest son, Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is a frustrated, drug-abusing stockbroker who is unable to satisfy his gorgeous wife (Marisa Tomei). The youngest son, Hank (Ethan Hawke), is passive and struggles to make alimony payments. Their parents (Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris) live in Westchester and operate a small jewelry store. Their lives begin to unravel when Andy approaches Hank about pulling off a heist that will seemingly solve all of their monetary problems. Everything about this idea is risky, yet Andy convinces his timid younger brother that this is his only way out of his current situation. Naturally, their plan falls apart, resulting in a series of tragedies that they never could have predicted.
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Customer Reviews for "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (DVD)"
Most Recent Customer Reviews  Dark, Malevolent, May 8, 2008
By Sundance
This is a brutal film. Its strong actors portraying troubled, desperate men and
that mix cannot leave you sitting well. What will stay with you is powerful
performances and a deep understanding of the powers of desperation and fear. A
first rate psychological thriller.
 Before the Devil... has all the good qualities., April 14, 2008
By James
Great fusing of dark witted humour and high rising suspense. Great acting and a
kick ass score to accompany it.
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