Review of Life of Crime (2013) by Marie-Pier D — 22 Jan 2016

Not bad. Pretty interesting and kinda funny. It should've had more scenes with Mos Def doh. He stole the show.

This review of Life of Crime (2013) was written by Marie-Pier D on 22 Jan 2016.

Life of Crime has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nathan M (1,055) on 19 Dec 2014

It could have been a little tighter and had a little more flair, but Life of Crime has enough solid performances and a smart enough script…

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By Oscar D (105) on 08 Dec 2014

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By Spencer K (599) on 12 Sep 2015

A unique different story, with a fine screenplay, some good direction, and an especially sharp, great cast…

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By Champ S (292) on 01 Feb 2015

Competent Elmore Leonard adaptation, but it lacks EL's coolness factor & feels like Tarantino-lite…

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By Bobby N (191) on 20 Apr 2016

This plays out like a bad Coen Brothers movie. It does feel like an Elmore Leonard novel but I think this style of movies was made 15 years to late…

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By Alan W (854) on 17 Dec 2014

28 years ago, we had Ruthless People and now we have an updated homage/remake/rip-off (delete as appropriate) in Life of Crime…

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By Jon H (834) on 15 Mar 2015

Cool little movie. It could've used some more depth but, over all a good Leonard adaptation…

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By Reagan Gavin Rasquinha (222) for The Times of India (879) on 13 Nov 2017

The film stops short of being something truly memorable but has just the right amount of witty turns, deft plot twists, funny situations and…

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By Taija H (177) on 14 Mar 2015

Olipas tylsä, mitäänsanomaton leffa. Tämän piti olla komedia, mutta ei naurattanut yhtään. Ei jäänyt mitään mieleen…

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By Marischa B (652) on 10 Nov 2014

It's an interesting film that's trying to be a dark comedy but it's not as dark as I would have expected, which made the laughs long in-between…

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