Lumet -- Devil (LINK)
June 17th 2008 16:38
Devil Knows You're Dead
When you hear titles like Fail-Safe, 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, you think of a group of well-made films by a true filmmaker Sidney Lumet. His casting is “spot on” without a doubt. Network is a fine example with William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Ned Beatty.
Last night, I popped Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead in my player. The title comes from the Irish saying: “May you be in heaven a full half hour before the devil knows you’re dead.”
I am awed by Lumet’s direction, camera shots and casting. Although the film is peppered with adult scenes and subject matter with gratuitous nude scenes, I am impressed with the actors, edit cuts and the overall production.
The cast is superb including Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney
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