Wow. What a movie!! There is a reason why Roger Ebert placed this at #3 for his favorite 2007 movies! Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was filmed like Pulp Fiction, in that the time line is out of order. This must be a very difficult way to tell a story without hopelessly confusing viewers, but this one worked perfectly. The actors were awesome, the directing couldn't be topped, and the plot was great. It's a story about a robbery that goes wrong and gets worse with each passing hour. Tense, exciting, scary, and disturbing, we were riveted to the screen from beginning to end. We were amazed to find out that the director, Sidney Lumet, was 82 years old when he worked on this movie, and it's no surprise as to why it turned out so well. He's the man behind such fantastic films as 12 Angry Men (his directorial debut!! OMG!!), Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and many others.
After the movie, we watched the Making Of featurette and all I can say is that Sidney Lumet is AMAZING! Steve and I were blown away by this talented, humble, extremely gifted man and really enjoyed hearing him talk about how he made the film. Really interesting and well-worth watching if you get this movie on dvd!
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