Serpico
1973
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Oct 26, 2007 · Featured review. 7/10. Hoffman expectedly outshines every single actor in this focused and tense crime drama. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (2007) is the last film directed by Sidney Lumet, a master master of the artform, having previously directed masterpieces such as "12 Angry Men" (1957) and "Network" (1976).
Jan 11, 2008 · No film could announce more clearly that Crime Doesn't Pay, but this movie is hardly content with that reasonably unambitious message: rather, it shows how evil compulsively replicates itself.
Nov 2, 2007 · 4.5 out of 5 Stars, 9/10 Score. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Capitol Films Jan 11, 2008. EDITORS' CHOICE. Some 50 years (and almost as many movies) after Sidney Lumet made his...
Oct 26, 2007 · New York Film Critics, Online. • 2 Wins & 2 Nominations. Andy, an overextended broker, lures his younger brother--Hank--into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank's actual mom and pop--and--when the ...
Dimitris Passas PopMatters. There is a lot of family drama in Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, combined with bouts of suspense, and the finalé is fitting and satisfying. Full...
Sep 6, 2007 · This review was written for the festival screening of “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” Toronto International Film Festival. The Bottom Line Empty. NEW YORK — After a long...
Metacritic reviews. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. 86. Metascore. 37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 100. New York Magazine (Vulture) David Edelstein. His [Sidney Lumet] touch in Before the Devil is so sure, so perfectly weighted, that it’s hard to imagine him capable of making a bad movie. The thing is just enthralling. 100.
