Confusion reigns supreme in the crime drama “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” The film, directed by Sidney Lumet and the screenplay written by Kelly Masterson, has so many flashbacks from the different points of view of various characters that viewers do not know if they are coming or going.
Good performances by talented actors are wasted by the movie’s disorganized state. The cast includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Amy Ryan, Rosemary Harris, Brian F. Byrne, and Leonardo Cimino.
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” was the final film directed by Lumet before his passing in 2011. His first project was the classic “12 Angry Men” in 1957. This film was from independent production companies, and was not very successful in theatrical release.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
cinema
My Review
Confusion reigns supreme in the crime drama “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” The film, directed by Sidney Lumet and the screenplay written by Kelly Masterson, has so many flashbacks from the different points of view of various characters that viewers do not know if they are coming or going.
Good performances by talented actors are wasted by the movie’s disorganized state. The cast includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Amy Ryan, Rosemary Harris, Brian F. Byrne, and Leonardo Cimino.
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” was the final film directed by Lumet before his passing in 2011. His first project was the classic “12 Angry Men” in 1957. This film was from independent production companies, and was not very successful in theatrical release.