I suspect that mainstream audiences will find plenty of things to take pleasure in, even though some viewers may be bewildered by what the Coens do. But for those who share my taste in comedy, this is a must-not-miss.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
A lot of good actors have gone to work for the Coens and ended up looking like puppets, but Hanks is too clever for that. He knows that he's playing a concoction rather than a human being.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
The mixture of cartoony stylization and regional realism is completely original--and a testament to the genius eye for color of the great cinematographer Roger Deakins and the designer Dennis Gassner.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
The Coen brothers merrily subvert that standard caper trope.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
A Southern-style "Ocean's 11" without the pretty boys and Vegas attitude but with plenty of laughs.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
So what if the movie isn't finger-lickin' good like the original? The performances by Hanks as a crook and Irma P. Hall as his honorable landlady are mighty tasty.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
A amusing trifle that might fit somewhere between "The Big Lebowski" and "Intolerable Cruelty"; for those expecting "Fargo," it's no "Fargo."Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The Coens' Ladykillers, on the other hand, is always wildly signaling for us to notice it. Not content to be funny, it wants to be FUNNY! Have you ever noticed that the more a comedian wears funny hats, the less funny he is?Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Unquestionably minor, perhaps deliberately so, but it is nonetheless intermittently delightful.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Mark Jenkins
Will appeal most strongly to viewers who think Tom Hanks, who plays a thief and a potential murderer, can do no wrong.Read Full Review »
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