Director: Daniel Schechter
Cast: Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Jennifer Aniston and Mos Def
Crime comedies are a delightful breed of movies. They have the right amount of thrill and ample room for wit. Life Of Crime is one such gem. It’s genuinely funny, cleverly written and smartly acted. Author Elmore Leonard is known to be an excellent crime novel writer, and Life Of Crime is based on his acclaimed book The Switch. So the inventiveness and dexterity in writing is no surprise. With a stellar cast on offer this one does become a proverbial steal of a deal.
This is a period film. It’s based in the late ‘60s and the setting makes it an even fresher prospect. Two con men hatch a plan to kidnap the trophy wife of a real estate magnet. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong. It helps that every character has an odd trait that makes the situation even more hilarious. The bad guys aren’t all that bad, the good guys aren’t all that good. The result is a nice blend of comedy of errors. There are certain insights in the writing that just blow you away. For instance, when the con men break into
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