Review of Live by Night (2016) by Sextet — 16 Sep 2021

Pretty Good Crime Thriller.

Yeah, I know I'm supposed to hate Ben Affleck because he did his woman wrong or he was a horrible Batman or because he got into a fight with Bill Maher over liberalism, blah, blah, blah, but all of that nonsense aside, this was a good, solid crime thriller period piece. I wasn't alive back then and neither were any of you, so take it with a grain of salt and enjoy the ride. It's got Irish mob, Mafia, Cuba, prohibition, gambling, Florida, murder, sex, violence, bombing, and the story is just fine--not disjointed at all. No, it wasn't "The Godfather" - and I didn't expect it to be. But after all the negative press, I almost expected it to be "Plan 9 From Outer Space." It wasn't. It was a good way to spend 2 hours and 10 minutes. Kept my attention which plenty more than I can say for many new films.