Life of Crime

Name: Life of Crime
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: August 29, 2014
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Isla Fisher, Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Mark Boone Junior, Mos Def

2014

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Life Of Crime

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Lionsgate | Release Date: August 29, 2014

Starring: Isla Fisher, Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Mark Boone Junior, Mos Def, Tim Robbins, Will Forte

Summary: The wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a corrupt real estate developer (Tim Robbins) is kidnapped by two common criminals (Yasiin Bey and John Hawkes), who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But the husband decides he'd actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting offThe wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a corrupt real estate developer (Tim Robbins) is kidnapped by two common criminals (Yasiin Bey and John Hawkes), who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But the husband decides he'd actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting off a sequence of double crosses and plot twists that could only come from the mind of Elmore Leonard.… Expand

Director: Daniel Schechter

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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Portland Oregonian - Stephen Whitty

Aug 28, 2014

There's nothing very serious to it, perhaps. But it takes its fun very seriously indeed and – after a long summer of big-budget extravaganzas -- ends up providing a small, end-of-season delight. Read full review

The A.V. Club - A.A. Dowd

Aug 27, 2014

Thing is, though, for anyone familiar with the Tarantino film, this less remarkable picture will totally seem like a prequel, peering back as it does on younger versions of characters audiences got to know in "Jackie Brown." Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan

Sep 4, 2014

Life of Crime has the authentic Leonard snap, crackle and pop. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - John DeFore

Sep 16, 2013

Daniel Schechter's Life of Crime starts promisingly and ends with a smile but underwhelms in between. Read full review

Empire - Angie Errigo

Sep 1, 2014

Missing the punchy plotting of the Coens thriller it resembles, the early chuckles don't quite translate into a satisfying whole. Read full review

Wall Street Journal - John Anderson

Aug 28, 2014

One of the brighter aspects of Life of Crime, which otherwise ambles along good naturedly, is the casting. Read full review

Boston Globe - Tom Russo

Aug 28, 2014

The cast does capable work, but you’ll wish the movie concentrated more on the comedy, which has some zing, rather than the straighter elements, which quickly start to drag. Read full review

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lilyrosemarie00

Dec 28, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I thought it was an excellent movie honestly. The movie has good acting, great story line and a good cast. The only problems I had with the movie were:
1) It took a little while to catch up to being a good movie. I do admit I was bored at first and thought it was getting nowhere but hey.. I thought the movie The Giver got nowhere at first either but was an amazing movie.
2) I thought it was pretty **** that Louis and Mickey didn't get together. He saved her from one of the guys that tried to rape her and he was so nice and he cared about her. Just like that scene where Mickey (Aniston) and Louis (Hawkes) were in the hotel room and Mickey put her arm under her head and closed her eyes and then Louis copied her and closed his eyes too. He then looked at her and smiled. I felt like he liked her. Maybe even loved her. You can tell by how he treats her and stuff.

So as you can tell.. My main disappointment was #2. Such a shame. If they would have gotten together.. It would have been on my favorite movie list. But its still an amazing movie. Go watch it and see if there's the same problems or MAIN problem I had. :)… Expand