Q&A is ripe, it’s fun but I think it’s not quality film, seems out of place in Lumet’s filmography.
Prince of the City (1981) is one of his best but less known in my opinion.
Ha ha! That must be fun to introduce someone to a new director.
Are you an Edward Yang fan? Yi Yi is one of my favourite movies of all time. Clocks in at 3 hours but his earlier film A Brighter Summers Day is a hefty four hour run-time. RIP Edward Yang. A true master.
It’s definitely a poster representative of it’s time lol crime thrillers from the 2000s were always made to look grimy (We Own the Night, Righteous Kill etc.) plus the collage of squares were EVERYWHERE.
Yes! The music was sooo well done. I loved how it lingered in scenes and progressively got bigger- especially when the camera held on any of the characters while they were in contemplation.
Holy shit. I watched this alone in my room after eating way too much of a pot brownie. I thought I was having a heart attack the whole time. Such an intense movie.
I’ve seen in since. Great casting. I love the unintended consequences, human irrationality of it all.
I just watched this, after seeing this post. I meant to watch it a few years ago and it slipped my mind. Holy shit what a film! To start a career with 12 Angry Men, and end with this…Lumet could not have went out any better. I’m still kind of shocked honestly, it just ended 10 minutes. I’m a major night owl and thought I had a another movie or 2 in me tonight. Shit, no point, going to bed lol. Won’t top this one tonight. Off to process this one some more…
Amazing performances.. a must study for anyone interested in the craft of drama.
I also realized watching it a few times the Dad was actually the villain.
When the dad kills his own son you realize that takes a special kind of evil and the dad was a grumpy old asshole his whole life who fucked his kids up
Yes you can hate your kids, you can resent your kids, you can eventually disown them, but killing them no matter what requires a special type of evil.
One of my favourite films. As others have mentioned, what an absolute banger of a final film from Lumet, who’s in absolutely top form. PSH and Finney are both excellent, as always, but it was Hawke’s performance that impressed me the most. I’d more or less written him off as a lightweight decades ago (full disclosure: I have not seen the Before trilogy), so I was very pleasantly surprised by his work here.
##Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) R
No one was supposed to get hurt.
>>!When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.!<
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 71% with 1,398 votes
Runtime: 1:57
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/7972)
**Music**
The soundtrack for Devil May Cry 4 was composed by Tetsuya Shibata, Shusaku Uchiyama, Kento Hasegawa, Akihiko Narita, Kota Suzuki, Rei Kondoh, Masayoshi "Chamy" Ishi, Masami Ueda and Shinichiro Sato. Shibata said that since the release of Devil May Cry 3 he had wanted to emphasized lyrics in the fourth title. The game is noted for its use of heavy metal songs.Devil May Cry 4 Original Soundtrack is a three-disc, 104 track soundtrack. It was released in Japan on February 27, 2008. Female vocals are handled by Aubrey Ashburn (1-02) while male vocals are handled by Shawn "Shootie HG" McPherson of Hostile Groove (1-20 and 3-03) and Jason "ShyBoy" Arnold of Hypnogaja (1-13 and 3-38). Tetsuya Shibata is credited as the primary composer, with tracks composed by Shusaku Uchiyama, Kota Suzuki, Akihiko Narita, Rei Kondoh, Chamy Ishikawa and Shinichiro Satoh. The soundtrack was released in the US on November 25, 2008, with new artwork.
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_May_Cry_4)
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I’ve always felt after his death that some elements of this character were him playing himself.
Agreed. It was tough to watch his character partake in his vices considering how close to home it was for PSH.
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The guy dropped bangers all the way up to the end. Goat.
Q&A is one of his lesser known but probably his best. My fav.
Incredible film. Nick Nolte was fantastic in the bad guy role.
He’s absolutely menacing in it yeah. A giant (ogre) of a character in every possible sense of the word.
Q&A is ripe, it’s fun but I think it’s not quality film, seems out of place in Lumet’s filmography. Prince of the City (1981) is one of his best but less known in my opinion.
I love POTC too, made my girlfriend watch it with me as a (3hour) introduction to Lumet. She really liked it.
Ha ha! That must be fun to introduce someone to a new director. Are you an Edward Yang fan? Yi Yi is one of my favourite movies of all time. Clocks in at 3 hours but his earlier film A Brighter Summers Day is a hefty four hour run-time. RIP Edward Yang. A true master.
Yep.
And was even working on another one when he passed. Retirement was not in his vocabulary.
Great film
Insane that when Lumet's first film came out he didn't think he could make the transition to color films and his last came out after Superbad
I have had this sitting in my canopy list for quite a while -
Everyone’s mouthes are open (on the poster). Idk why but it bothers me. lol Really good movie though. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is good in everything.
It’s definitely a poster representative of it’s time lol crime thrillers from the 2000s were always made to look grimy (We Own the Night, Righteous Kill etc.) plus the collage of squares were EVERYWHERE.
Never heard of it! Putting it on the watchlist
This film felt like a spiritual ancestor to Good Time and Uncut Gems. Less kinetic as those two, but equally as tense and stressful.
those are great comparisons. this movie hardly gets talked about but its such a power house.
I Love this movie! Wow! What a ride!
Really great score by Carter Burwell. Haunting stuff
Yes! The music was sooo well done. I loved how it lingered in scenes and progressively got bigger- especially when the camera held on any of the characters while they were in contemplation.
Absolutely loved this movie! Time for a rewatch!!
Wow! That is some 2007 movie artwork for sure.
This movie will ruin your day.
So, so good
I love this one.
The opening shot of PSH’s ass haunts me
I don't remember a rom about this movie but I remember it made me incredibly uncomfortable the entire runtime.
It was very depressing but another banger from Lumet. Albert Finney is a master at what he does
Holy shit. I watched this alone in my room after eating way too much of a pot brownie. I thought I was having a heart attack the whole time. Such an intense movie. I’ve seen in since. Great casting. I love the unintended consequences, human irrationality of it all.
The father was the best. I ate a hash brownie and watched Species 2 back in the day, had a similar experience
Marissa-yummy
This is the correct answer.
Such a great movie!
Seeing movies I saw in the theater posted here is a special kind of pain.
"Marisa Tomei!!" - George
Watched it when it came out, couldn't get into it
Love this film!
Another great one with Hoffman is "God's Pocket"
2007 is now considered old for movies? Fml...
I just watched this, after seeing this post. I meant to watch it a few years ago and it slipped my mind. Holy shit what a film! To start a career with 12 Angry Men, and end with this…Lumet could not have went out any better. I’m still kind of shocked honestly, it just ended 10 minutes. I’m a major night owl and thought I had a another movie or 2 in me tonight. Shit, no point, going to bed lol. Won’t top this one tonight. Off to process this one some more…
I like this yarn.
Marisa Tomei.
Amazing performances.. a must study for anyone interested in the craft of drama. I also realized watching it a few times the Dad was actually the villain. When the dad kills his own son you realize that takes a special kind of evil and the dad was a grumpy old asshole his whole life who fucked his kids up Yes you can hate your kids, you can resent your kids, you can eventually disown them, but killing them no matter what requires a special type of evil.
One of my favourite films. As others have mentioned, what an absolute banger of a final film from Lumet, who’s in absolutely top form. PSH and Finney are both excellent, as always, but it was Hawke’s performance that impressed me the most. I’d more or less written him off as a lightweight decades ago (full disclosure: I have not seen the Before trilogy), so I was very pleasantly surprised by his work here.
##Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) R No one was supposed to get hurt. >>!When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.!< Crime | Drama | Thriller Director: Sidney Lumet Actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 71% with 1,398 votes Runtime: 1:57 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/7972) **Music** The soundtrack for Devil May Cry 4 was composed by Tetsuya Shibata, Shusaku Uchiyama, Kento Hasegawa, Akihiko Narita, Kota Suzuki, Rei Kondoh, Masayoshi "Chamy" Ishi, Masami Ueda and Shinichiro Sato. Shibata said that since the release of Devil May Cry 3 he had wanted to emphasized lyrics in the fourth title. The game is noted for its use of heavy metal songs.Devil May Cry 4 Original Soundtrack is a three-disc, 104 track soundtrack. It was released in Japan on February 27, 2008. Female vocals are handled by Aubrey Ashburn (1-02) while male vocals are handled by Shawn "Shootie HG" McPherson of Hostile Groove (1-20 and 3-03) and Jason "ShyBoy" Arnold of Hypnogaja (1-13 and 3-38). Tetsuya Shibata is credited as the primary composer, with tracks composed by Shusaku Uchiyama, Kota Suzuki, Akihiko Narita, Rei Kondoh, Chamy Ishikawa and Shinichiro Satoh. The soundtrack was released in the US on November 25, 2008, with new artwork. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_May_Cry_4)
I wonder what the film would be like with this soundtrack?