The Ladykillers
UK Release Date: 25 June 2004
Certification: 15
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: Irma P. Hall, Tom Hanks, Ryan Hurst, Tzi Ma, J.K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans
Rating: 63%
Review:
The Coen brothers' The Ladykillers is a dark comedy based on the 1955 Ealing comedy starring Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. The modern adaptation sees Tom Hanks cast in the lead role, and of course he delivers a masterful performance. The well written dialogue allowed Hanks to chew up the scenery with many notable lines, and many unintelligible, to impress the audience with.
However in my opinion the best and funniest character is Gaiwan MacSam terrifically played by Marlon Wayans. The character's style of humour is brilliant, if a wee bit adult and pushes the movie's 15 certification as far as possible. I also thought that J.K. Simmons' character, Garth Pancake, was funny and enjoyed his running gag of "Easiest thing in the world."
The first twenty minutes when all the characters are introduced are especially funny. However the big surprise for me was that for an hour, The Ladykillers was a slow paced movie about five men planning a heist, but then suddenly the action started with a huge Ocean's Eleven vibe. This change of pace came out of absolutely nowhere but was very enjoyable.
[Spoiler] The conclusion of the movie was, I believe, let down by how quickly and easily the five criminals turned on each other. It is quite cool how all of them died in different, even more ridiculous ways but I just didn't understand why they were at odds with each other.
Certification: 15
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: Irma P. Hall, Tom Hanks, Ryan Hurst, Tzi Ma, J.K. Simmons, Marlon Wayans
Rating: 63%
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| The Ladykillers is the first Coen brothers movie I have seen. I'd like to see more. |
The Coen brothers' The Ladykillers is a dark comedy based on the 1955 Ealing comedy starring Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. The modern adaptation sees Tom Hanks cast in the lead role, and of course he delivers a masterful performance. The well written dialogue allowed Hanks to chew up the scenery with many notable lines, and many unintelligible, to impress the audience with.
However in my opinion the best and funniest character is Gaiwan MacSam terrifically played by Marlon Wayans. The character's style of humour is brilliant, if a wee bit adult and pushes the movie's 15 certification as far as possible. I also thought that J.K. Simmons' character, Garth Pancake, was funny and enjoyed his running gag of "Easiest thing in the world."
The first twenty minutes when all the characters are introduced are especially funny. However the big surprise for me was that for an hour, The Ladykillers was a slow paced movie about five men planning a heist, but then suddenly the action started with a huge Ocean's Eleven vibe. This change of pace came out of absolutely nowhere but was very enjoyable.
[Spoiler] The conclusion of the movie was, I believe, let down by how quickly and easily the five criminals turned on each other. It is quite cool how all of them died in different, even more ridiculous ways but I just didn't understand why they were at odds with each other.
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