Before the Devil Knows Your Dead by Sidney Lumet is my pick for this week. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. It is the story of two brothers one in financial trouble, the other in marital desperation and a botched robbery attempt that leads to the death of a loved one. The event single shatters the lives of every member of the family and takes the principle members of the family past their breaking points to places they never thought they'd go. The script is amazing and one of the best stories I've ever seen on film. The acting is superb and everything you'd expect and more from the cast and the director. It was on my short list of the best movies of 2007 and you should definitely check it out.
I saw a lot of people getting killed last week from Donkey Punches, to machetes, to gunshots, and even bow & arrows, but not wood chippers (if you get the reference). Someone gets killed in this movie too, but death actually means something here. It has actual weight and does something more than just make you jump, or laugh, or feel the adrenaline.
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