| | Before The Devil Knows You're Dead Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Dramas Movies, Thriller Videos, Family Interaction, Brothers, Infidelity, Affairs | | Starring | Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Michael Shannon | | Director | Sidney Lumet | | Composer | Carter Burwell | | Director of Photography | Ron Fortunato | | Producer | William S. Gilmore, Michael Cerenzie, Brian Linse, Paul Parmar | | Screenwriter | Kelly Masterson |
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Blue Ray HD-DVD From the unexpectedly graphic opening shot, director Sidney Lumet proves he hasn't lost any of his bite with age. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is a riveting suspense thriller that retains the director's classic approach to storytelling while updating it at the same time. Working from an intense, expertly woven script by playwright-turned-screenwriter Kelly Masterson, Lumet establishes his tragic tone immediately. The story concerns a New York family with a roiling undercurrent of dysfunction. The eldest son, Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is a frustrated, drug-abusing stockbroker who is unable to satisfy his gorgeous wife (Marisa Tomei). The youngest son, Hank (Ethan Hawke), is passive and struggles to make alimony payments. Their parents (Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris) live in Westchester and operate a small jewelry store. Their lives begin to unravel when Andy approaches Hank about pulling off a heist that will seemingly solve all of their monetary problems. Everything about this idea is risky, yet Andy convinces his timid younger brother that this is his only way out of his current situation. Naturally, their plan falls apart, resulting in a series of tragedies that they never could have predicted.
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD belongs beside such Lumet classics as DOG DAY AFTERNOON, NETWORK, and SERPICO. The cinematography and editing and score are all excellent, but the performances are what launch the film into the stratosphere. Oscar-winner Hoffman (CAPOTE) and Finney have never been better, and the rest of the cast--Hawke, Tomei, Michael Shannon--rise to the occasion with unforgettable results. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead Reviews: 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Lumet fuses dark wit, suspense and tragedy into a time-shifting movie that vibrates with energy. All the actors are first-rate..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "Lumet energizes the material by continually shifting the audience's perspective on the characters....Hoffman gives a sharply etched performance."-- Kevin Courrier, Box Office "[Lumet] works with vigor and cunning and wide-awake elegance of a virtuoso half his age....Lumet's talent is, in every sense, timeless." -- Grade: A-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "A tense anti-caper...that's part thriller and part Greek tragedy....In it, Lumet breaks down the moral cause-and-effect process..."-- Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Lumet takes a first-rate script by Kelly Masterson and keeps it popping."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat is impressive is its youth, energy, and its willingness to play games with storytelling..."-- Damon Wise, Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Lumet is] doing some of his best work, as this bleak, almost Shakespearean tragedy conclusively proves."-- Helen O'Hara, Empire "Hoffman masterfully essays the elder brother's manipulative string-pulling..."-- Samuel Wigley, Sight and Sound Before The Devil Knows You're Dead | List Price | $35.98 (You save $7.99) | | Studio | Image Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank | 49936  | | CD Universe Part number | 7608391 | | Catalog number | 4912 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 15, 2008 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for a scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language | | Running Time | 117 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
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Before The Devil Knows You're Dead DVD Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet (The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico) scores big with this absorbing suspense thriller. Oscar®-winner* Philip Seymour Hoffman is Andy, an overextended payroll executive who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), 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 real mom and pop, and when the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage sends them hurtling toward a shattering climax.
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Blu-ray Disc Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 - English Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary Behind the Scenes: The Making of BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD - with interviews Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Sidney Lumet
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