Fresh
The Ladykillers is small and compact -- it doesn't kill, it's just a doodle -- but it's a very pleasant cartoon for grown-ups. It's some sweet fodder.
David Edelstein, Slate
The Ladykillers
The greatest criminal minds of all time have finally met their match.
2004 · 1h 44m · R
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Ethan Coen
,
Joel Coen
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Ethan Coen Director
- Joel Coen Director
- Tom Hanks as Professor G.H. Dorr
- Irma P. Hall as Marva Munson
- Marlon Wayans as Gawain MacSam
- J.K. Simmons as Garth Pancake
- Tzi Ma as The General
- Ryan Hurst as Lump Hudson
- Diane Delano as Mountain Girl
- George Wallace as Sherriff Wyner
- John McConnell as Deputy Sheriff
- Jason Weaver as Weemack Funthes
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
54%
Tomatometer
Fresh
While being far from the Coens' finest hour, it remains more intelligent and ambitious than most of what currently passes for Hollywood mainstream comedy.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It's both lowdown and effete, a jamboree of whoopee jokes and sick wit.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Everybody in and around this movie is trying too hard.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Rotten
There's the mind-numbing oompah rhythm of every gag telegraphed and every joke pounded into the ground.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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