Review of The Ladykillers (2004) by Ur_Dean I — 23 Aug 2010
"The old woman is a more formidable antagonist than one had imagined.".
I'm a big fan of the Coens, and I'm always interested in a movie featuring the southern settings and people that I'm so familiar with. So, I can't help but be a little disappointed that The Ladykillers, which should be an excellent combination of both those things, isn't better than it is.
Other than Tom Hanks' slimy and loquacious charmer and Irma P. Hall as the elderly religious lady who unwittingly serves as the foil for the would-be thieves of the story, The Ladykillers really has little of note to make it worthy of a recommendation. Only glimpses of the Coens' trademark style shine through from time to time. And surprisingly, other than the two characters I previously mentioned, the rest are unremarkable, boring, annoying, or all of the above.
The always watchable Hanls pushes this southern-fried black comedy slightly above mediocrity, but one can't help but guess that the Coens' grasp of their subject matter didn't extend far beyond picking some good gospel music.
This review of The Ladykillers (2004) was written by Ur_Dean I on 23 Aug 2010.
The Ladykillers has generally received mixed reviews.
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