Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Date watched: November 26

Review: Sidney Lumet, is he back? Director of great films such as; Dog Day Afternoon, Network, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Murder on the Orient Express, has convinced me he is a talented director. Though one of his newer movies, Find Me Guilty, is one of the most terrible movies I've ever watched. Was it just the terrible actors? Or has Lumet lost it? After being talked into watching this film, I expected some pretty nice direction. The innovative storytelling fell flat though. The out of sequence film hurt the pacing terribly. You can't blame it on terrible actors this time, with Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Albert Finney, and scene stealing Marisa Tomei. One of the major problems with the film is that none of the characters are likable. Even Tomei being nude in over half her screen time couldn't save this film. It was nice to top the somewhat entertaining movie off with a terrible ending.

Rating: 7.0/10.0