The Ladykillers
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An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
What critics thought
The Coen Brothers' remake of the British classic landed in mixed territory, with Tom Hanks' eccentric Colonel Lure drawing more admiration than the film around him. Critics generally felt the Coens were straining for effect rather than finding it — a film that announces its own hilarity without quite delivering it.
“Not content to be funny, it wants to be FUNNY!”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Joel CoenDirector
Ethan CoenDirector
Tom HanksProfessor G.H. Dorr
Irma P. HallMarva Munson
Marlon WayansGawain MacSam
J.K. SimmonsGarth Pancake
Tzi MaThe General
Ryan HurstLump Hudson
Diane DelanoMountain Girl
George WallaceSherriff Wyner
John McConnellDeputy Sheriff
Jason WeaverWeemack Funthes
Stephen RootFernand Gudge
Baadja-Lyne OdumsRosalie Funthes
Carter BurwellComposer
Roger DeakinsCinematographyThe Ladykillers
An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
What critics thought
The Coen Brothers' remake of the British classic landed in mixed territory, with Tom Hanks' eccentric Colonel Lure drawing more admiration than the film around him. Critics generally felt the Coens were straining for effect rather than finding it — a film that announces its own hilarity without quite delivering it.
“Not content to be funny, it wants to be FUNNY!”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Joel CoenDirectorEthan CoenDirectorTom HanksProfessor G.H. DorrIrma P. HallMarva MunsonMarlon WayansGawain MacSamJ.K. SimmonsGarth PancakeTzi MaThe GeneralRyan HurstLump HudsonDiane DelanoMountain GirlGeorge WallaceSherriff WynerJohn McConnellDeputy SheriffJason WeaverWeemack FunthesStephen RootFernand GudgeBaadja-Lyne OdumsRosalie FunthesCarter BurwellComposerRoger DeakinsCinematographyRent & Buy