Review of Live by Night (2016) by Notoriousfraud — 19 Feb 2017

Critics have been out for blood in every movie that Ben Affleck has involved himself in lately. First came the unjustified hate that came to "Batman V Superman" which lead to the corporate mishandling of "Suicide Squad" which would have been trashed either way.

Then the slick but flawed action thriller "The Accountant" premiered and received more critical distaste. The difference with "Live By Night", is that the critics finally got what they wanted, a bad release date and an overblown budget caused the loss of up to $70 Million for WB.

It's interesting how after just one super hero movie, Ben is already being treated the same way as someone like Michael Bay, or Roland Emmerich. "Live By Night" is the best gangster tale I have seen since Michael Mann's "Public Enemies".