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Matt Kilgore
12May13
As the Coen's "worst" movie this becomes pretty fascinating. Sure, it's a kitchen sink, anything for a laugh, unsubtle jack hammer, but it's fun to watch the Coen's still add their own touch to that approach. In a certain mood it draws more actual laughter than any other Coen movie. First saw in a theatre with some friends in college and laughed like crazy along with everyone in the theatre.
Federico Di Folco
22Feb13
Quando leggi Cohen ti aspetti tanto e giustamente. La prima parte sembra un pò blanda, anche se alcune scene sono marchio di fabbrica dei fratelli ( il generale è fantastico). Gradualmente si passa da un lato più demenziale al loro tipico grottesco, per sfociare poi in un gradevole finale. Forse manca un pò di ritmo, ma globalmente è una commedia dai risvolti dark che si fà valere. Bellissimi i cori gospel. 3*
TheotherJones
27Jul12
I genuinely don't get all the hate for this and kinda assume it's just become fashionable to tear into this movie. A solid script, great performances, great lines, great atmosphere/tone--I wouldn't put this over Lebowski or Raising Arizona or O Brother, but it's a strong flick. Also, the original Ladykillers when all is said and done is no masterpiece. Great cast with a few good moments, but pretty weak overall.
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Jesse Taylor
22Aug11
It wasn’t bad by any means; it was an average movie, but compared to the calibre of excellence the Coens usually display, this fell absolutely flat. The film has some great scenes and witty dialogue, but most of it is uneven and lacks cohesion. It’s a failure in terms of a Coen Brothers picture, but it’s still better than most comedy films being made today.
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Black Irish
16Oct10
While it's not among my very favorites of their films, I enjoyed Hanks' and Halls' performances and the use of gospel music throughout.
Harry Rossi
7Oct10
Its the only Coen bros film I've seen that I didn't love. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as great as some of their other stuff.
josiahduke
28Aug10
Some of the best characters I've seen. Tom Hanks is excellent in his role, and makes sure to never ever shut up, while Irma P Hall's sweet-as-salt southern baptist black woman is endearing. Worth a watch, to be sure.
Daniel S.
12Jun10
***1/2 Like their precedent opus INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, the Coen brothers's THE LADYKILLERS may seem at first a mistake in their career. But, if you think about it twice, the film is way less anonymous than the Clooney vehicle. Like in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, the Coens summons a paternal figure, Edgar Allan Poe, whose shadow lingers through the whole movie. If you got time, you may have some fun to count the works of the American writer evoked in THE LADYKILLERS. They are quite a lot. I also appreciated the first and the last third of the film while its center of gravity isn't yeasty enough according to me. Recommended, though.
Hunter Duesing
2Apr10
Not as bad as people say it is, but it's not good either. Everyone is clearly having fun, but it doesn't quite let the audience in on the festivities during most of the merrymaking. The tunnel-digging, cig swallowing Vietnamese general makes the movie worth watching though.