Before the Devil Knows You're Dead(2007)- User Reviews

sames scenes repeated and repeated flashbacks and present...this could have been an hour long..acting was very good....plot wasn't and ending was unsatisfyingmore»

It's fun to watch scum squirm, no fun to review the same details of this simple story; (no surprises just padding the running time.)
The best thing about the movie are it's characters and cast. The movie needs a much brisker narrative pace, instead …more»

With a solid cast Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, I figured I was in for an outstanding night at the movies. What I got was a movie that kept me in my seat to the very end waiting for something. I was waiting for …more»

It kept your attention all the way through, and in that sense this movie did entertain. But after it was over, I really didn't get the point, other than there are some depraved and soul-less people out there. No real redeeming value to the story. …more»

What is with the stellar reviews on this movie???? What a time waster! There is nothing new or fresh about this movie.more»

Notice hoiw 6 critics liked the movie and a lot of regular people didn't. If you are a truley lufeless, sad person you might identify with the nilism. I like dark movies, deep movies...to bad this sucked, no real message, no real motivation to believe …more»

Hi everyone! Do you enjoy being immersed in the petty nastiness of human being for a couple hours? Want to see excellent actors, Hawke and Hoffman, turning in thoroughly convincing portrayals of irredeemably awful people? This will be a great choice for …more»

D for Depressing - Although the acting was really good the story is just too much for me. They say it is a thriller - no, not so much. One bad thing after another and really no suspense. If you like dark, go for it. If dark is not where you are, then …more»

What a total waste of time, for a movie that showed so much potential! The story line is great, with two brothers getting into so much trouble they're probably not even welcome in Hell. But the acting was really bad, and the cut-rewind-fastforward-thing …more»

Don't know why we actually sat through the entire movie. Like looking at a car wreck with multiple fatalities. Tight performances wasted on a plot that sinks to the depths. Guaranteed to turn you post viewing emotions to those of human failure, …more»