Rent The Ladykillers (2004)
2.7 of 5 from 219 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Tom Hanks and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen team up for the crime of the century in the quirky, laugh-out-loud, smash hit 'The Ladykillers'. Featuring a hilarious supporting cast and packed with non-stop laughs and outrageous high jinks, 'The Ladykillers' is nothing less than drop-dead funny.
- Actors:
- Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George Wallace, John McConnell, Jason Weaver, Stephen Root, Lyne Odums, Walter K. Jordan, George Anthony Bell, Greg Grunberg, Hallie Singleton, Robert Baker, Blake Clark, Amad Jackson, Aldis Hodge
- Directors:
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Producers:
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Tom Jacobson, Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld
- Voiced By:
- Louisa Abernathy, Mildred Dumas, Al Fann, Mi Mi Green-Fann
- Writers:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, William Rose
- Others:
- Irma P. Hall
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Comedy, Thrillers
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Reviews (6) of The Ladykillers
Another dissapointing movie from the Coen's - The Ladykillers review by CP Customer
How the men who gave us original classics like 'Fargo', 'The man who wasn't there' and 'The Big Lebowski', can resort to making a rehash of an old Ealing comedy is beyond me. In their quest for mainstram success the Coen's have slipped into lazy film making that tries to be everything to everyone, and ends up being nothing short of dull. The Ladykillers is a film lacking the suspense, comedy and superb acting of the 50's original. While Alec Guinness must be spinning in his grave, lets hope Joel and Ethan Coen can get their act together and make a movie befitting their their past efforts.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
A negative review - The Ladykillers review by AH
In short, this is a turkey. The racial stereotyping is disconcerting, the humour infantile and the frequent gratuitous use of obscene language repulsive. Tom Hanks's character is staggeringly unconvincing, almost a study in nafness. Come to think of it, none of the characters are particularly well done; the cat probably does as well as anyone else.
I recall watching the original Ealing Comedy version of the story but not well enough to say whether I found it particularly funny. The Coen brothers' remake certainly didn't make me laugh, but it did make me cringe. Critics biased in favour of every frame ever shot by the Coen brothers will no doubt say that my response proves the brilliance of the film. Perhaps it's a "Ladykillers for our time" or some such pretentious twaddle. Perhaps it's a virtuosic exercise in irony and I'm too dim to appreciate it. I haven't watched all the Coen brothers' films but I shouldn't be surprised if The Ladykillers is their worst. I sincerely hope so.
PS Oh yes, and the soundtrack/music is dreadful.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
funny film - The Ladykillers review by CP Customer
really entertaining
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.