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March 26, 2004

Coen comedy caper runs out of steam

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer

"The Ladykillers" looks like a Coen brothers movie, with its inventive camera angles and magical imagery from Roger Deakins, the genius cinematographer who also shot the Coens' "Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "The Man Who Wasn't There," among many others.

THE LADYKILLERS

Director: Joel and Ethan Coen

Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst

Rating: R, for language, including sexual references

Running time: 104 minutes

It sounds like a Coen brothers movie, with the lyrical cadence of its dialogue and a soundtrack of gospel songs collected by producer T Bone Burnett, who gave "O Brother" a similarly rootsy, Southern feel.


 
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