Review of Live by Night (2016) by Jason A — 16 Dec 2016

Absolutely. All of Lehane's books are great and this one in particular. Ben Affleck is perfect to direct and to be in it.

This review of Live by Night (2016) was written by Jason A on 16 Dec 2016.

Live by Night has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andy T (601) on 01 Oct 2017

Even with the well-shot action scenes and beautiful visuals under Ben Affleck's direction, Live By Night wasted its ensemble cast to create…

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By Mahmus (190) on 25 Sep 2020

Ben Affleck is a great director, but this was just really, really boring. The best thing about this movie is Elle Fanning…

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By Bob Chipman (153) for Geek (137) on 04 Nov 2018

Gradually realizing that not only isn't it good but that it's never going to become good feels like a small-scale slow-motion tragedy…

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By Bradford Y (54) on 23 Jan 2018

Ben Affleck makes immensely enjoyable movies . . . LIVE BY NIGHT being no exception. What Ben may do for women…

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By Vicinity578 (29) on 15 Aug 2021

Ben gives an intriguing performance in Live By Night. Ben's character is very clever & he outsmarts his rivals with his ingenuity…

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By Wonderz (134) on 09 Jul 2018

I just saw it using boxxy software and think it was great! Wonderful cast! Great storyline, slightly weak ending…

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In the roaring '20s, Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies…

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By Zaki Hasan (247) for Zaki's Corner (159) on 01 Nov 2018

Although Live by Night has the standard two-hour runtime, it somehow manages to feel both too languid and too rushed…

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By Niall Browne (53) for Movies in Focus (52) on 02 Nov 2018

Tommy guns, bootleggers, fedoras and molls - Ben Affleck's Live By Night has everything you would want from a 1930s gangster drama…

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By Renuka Vyavahare (150) for The Times of India (879) on 03 Nov 2017

Live by Night is not an out-and-out gangster film. If you don't go in expecting the same, you'll enjoy watching it…

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