Two brothers working white-collar jobs at the same firm decide to pull off a dead-easy heist: easy in, easy out, no-one gets hurt. Of course it's easy in, scary out, and a couple of people get hurt. Or dead.
The opening scene shows the heist, then slowly plays through the consequences, taking many steps back in time to illuminate the motivation behind each character. A gimmick as overused as this one can generally foul up the film, but in this case it actually works as captivating storytelling. Seemingly unimportant or trivial events take on a new meaning when presented as "OK, so this guy -- well, before I tell you the next part, let me explain what happened to him two days before that put him so much on edge".
Ultimately this movie is all about people cracking under extraordinary circumstances; a great cast under fantastic direction is ultimately what makes it succeed.
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Wince : [_____]
Flinch : [**___]
Retch : [*____]
Gape : [*____]
Beerequisite : [*____]
Pornability : [**___]
Obscurity : [_____]
Explicability : [****_]
Scene-stealer: The drug-dealer. Man, those robes...
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