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The Coen brothers turn their hands to a remake of the classic Ealing black comedy!
The greatest criminal minds may just have met their match as an old lady, their landlord who happend to have overheard their plans to rob a casino, proves surprisingly durable in their attempts to have her bumped off...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Ladykillers--remade with irritable bowel movements? WHY?
What a falling off was there! Run, do not walk to the Alec Guinness/Katie Johnson version to see what was so foully trampled on here.
Two stars ... because the professor is on rare occasions slightly amusing, so I cannot entirely despise the film.
What a falling off was there! Run, do not walk to the Alec Guinness/Katie Johnson version to see what was so foully trampled on here.
Two stars ... because the professor is on rare occasions slightly amusing, so I cannot entirely despise the film.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sometimes it only takes a single mistake to destroy a movie. The joke in The Ladykillers is a very simple one: namely, that a sweet tiny little old lady who lives in a world of her own and who wouldn't hurt a fly not only thwarts a gang of criminals who want to kill her and ends up with their ill-gotten gains but does it without even knowing it. Unfortunately, the Coens just didn't seem to get it and make one disastrous change in their remake: Mrs Lopsidey is now a huge, loud, obnoxious, hateful and extremely violent woman who you want dead on sight. Not only do the crooks never stand a chance, but within seconds of her first scene you have no desire to watch a minute more. When she waxes lyrical about her dead husband in a failed attempt to create some sympathy for her, Groucho's old line "He's not dead, he's hiding" springs all too readily to mind.
Things improve slightly when Tom Hanks' loquacious decayed Southern gentleman appears, but he's fighting a losing battle with her spite and vindictiveness. They then compound the error by casting Marlon Wayans, whose ability to spout obscenities is almost miraculously untouched by the ability to make any of them remotely funny. Thus the stage is set for the Coens' worst movie, and one that alternates too few genuinely funny scenes - most involving J.K. Simmons and Tic Ma's early scenes before the script run out of good ideas for them - with moments of pure torture (the less said about Ryan Hurst's painfully misfired performance as the dumb lummox of the gang the better). By the time the miscreants finally put their minds to lady killing, the Coens have long since run out of ammunition, making for a flat, unfunny and painfully unimaginative last half-hour.
Things improve slightly when Tom Hanks' loquacious decayed Southern gentleman appears, but he's fighting a losing battle with her spite and vindictiveness. They then compound the error by casting Marlon Wayans, whose ability to spout obscenities is almost miraculously untouched by the ability to make any of them remotely funny. Thus the stage is set for the Coens' worst movie, and one that alternates too few genuinely funny scenes - most involving J.K. Simmons and Tic Ma's early scenes before the script run out of good ideas for them - with moments of pure torture (the less said about Ryan Hurst's painfully misfired performance as the dumb lummox of the gang the better). By the time the miscreants finally put their minds to lady killing, the Coens have long since run out of ammunition, making for a flat, unfunny and painfully unimaginative last half-hour.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The normally safe hands of Tom Hanks and the Coen brothers failed to conjure up the magic of the original Ealing classic The Ladykillers [DVD] [1955]
This remake possibly suffers from the fact that it is a remake of a classic. Perhaps if you haven't seen the original, it will be possible to view it in a more open-minded and sympathetic manner than I and thousands of other people have managed. However, I have to wonder, why did they bother doing a remake of something that was already perfect?!
I think that all fans of the original Ealing comedies must now pray that Holywood (or anyone else for that matter), never contemplate remaking Kind Hearts And Coronets [DVD] [1949], which is the best of the best Ealing comedies. If it's a classic, leave it alone!
This remake possibly suffers from the fact that it is a remake of a classic. Perhaps if you haven't seen the original, it will be possible to view it in a more open-minded and sympathetic manner than I and thousands of other people have managed. However, I have to wonder, why did they bother doing a remake of something that was already perfect?!
I think that all fans of the original Ealing comedies must now pray that Holywood (or anyone else for that matter), never contemplate remaking Kind Hearts And Coronets [DVD] [1949], which is the best of the best Ealing comedies. If it's a classic, leave it alone!
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Good movie, bad reviews!
There is a considerable amount of disdain levelled at this film for not being as good as the original The Ladykillers; in fact, for not actually being the original. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sera69
Better than the original - it is a wonderful, classic Coen Brothers...
Because I'd seen the original, Ealing Classics version of this film, by the same name, with Alec Guinness as the sinister professor, I deliberately avoided seeing this movie, which... Read more
Published 12 months ago by R. G. White
Underrated and unfairly maligned
This is a much underrated and unfairly maligned black comedy; presumably receiving so many bad reviews because people have fond memories of the original. Read more
Published 13 months ago by P. J. Beasley
Not comparable to the original
Having watched the original Ealing "Ladykillers", I bought this updated version to see which direction the Coen brothers would take the masterpiece in. Read more
Published 22 months ago by boz
Just wish I could give it a 0
Absolutely dreadful. The original is so good and this is so bad, it's worth watching just to compare and marvel. Just mind boggling.
Published on 21 May 2010 by Pen Wiper
Hysterical movie from the Coens
A very funny and beautifully shot - thanks to Roger Deakins as always - retelling of the original Ealing classic which I think actually improves on the original. Read more
Published on 20 April 2010 by Dr Gonzo
The Ladykillers
This film is great and I recommend anyone old or young to get a copy of it
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by F. E. Jackson
Misfire
In one scene the "muscles" of the operation tries to shoot the other guy, can't get the gun to fire, looks down the barrel to check, and shoots himself dead. Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by A. Crowther
Truly dire
This is utterly terrible, one of the worst films I've ever seen. So bad I didn't bother to watch it to the end, and I'd quite like back the half hour of my life I did spend... Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by hitherto
Excellent Coen brothers comedy
I really like this Coen brothers movie. Sure, it's lighter than their dark films like "No Country for Old Men" or "Blood Simple". But so what, this is a comedy. Read more
Published on 4 April 2009 by MarkusG
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