Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke;2008)


BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, HE'LL MAKE YOU WATCH PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN HAVE SEX. WHICH IS THE OPENING ACT OF THIS FILM: P.S.H. PLOWING MARISA TOMEI. THE CLOSEST THING I COULD COMPARE THIS TO WOULD BE WATCHING A RHINOCEROS TAKE A SHIT ON A SMALL BIRD. PERHAPS A HUMMING BIRD. LORD KNOWS SHE WAS FLAPPING HER ARMS FASTER THAN A HUMMING BIRD'S WINGS IN A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE THE PHALLIC GRASP OF HER OBESE CAPTOR. I NEED TO STOP NOW. IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR LUNCH. ANYWAY, THE STORY IS ABOUT TWO BROTHERS WHO BOTH NEED FAST CASH FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. THE MORE WICKED OF THE TWO BROTHERS (HOFFMAN), COAXES HIS YOUNGER BROTHER (HAWKE) INTO ROBBING A JEWELRY STORE. THE CATCH IS, THE JEWELRY STORE IS OWNED BY THEIR PARENTS. THE ROBBERY GOES HAYWIRE AND FROM THERE EACH BROTHERS' CONSCIENCE EXPLODES INTO A THOUSAND EMOTIONS A MINUTE. THE ACTING IS GOOD TO INCREDIBLE, DEPENDING TO WHICH ACTOR WE'RE REFERRING (HOFFMAN BEING THE BEST AS USUAL). THE STORY IS POWERFUL, ORIGINAL AND VERY DISTURBING. THE MOVIE IS DEFINITELY WORTH RENTING. AND I RECOMMEND YOU START THIS MOVIE ON "SCENE 2: YOU WILL ACHIEVE ERECTION AGAIN BECAUSE YOU AVOIDED SCENE 1."

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