Review of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) by Jimm — 02 Nov 2007
It takes only a few minutes for this movie to devolve into an absurd and alienating little moral play. Does it still count as a tragedy when you have no sympathy for anyone on screen? Did we really need to be trusted so little as to have to watch the same scenes played out repeatedly in case.
..what? We missed something? Not at this leisurely pace, we didn't. The characters motivations felt false; the broken narrative was gimmicky in the worst way; Marisa Tomei was utterly wasted in a slight, pathetic role; and lord, that overbearing score made we want to run screaming from the theater.
Overripe, dated, and silly, this must be the most overrated film of the year.
This review of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) was written by Jimm on 02 Nov 2007.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead has generally received very positive reviews.
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