That was an excellent one.

Boring

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

I swear I was trying to pay attention but after a while the male characters started to kind of blend together until I couldn't quite tell who was who. It was all brown hair and moustaches and aside from the black guy and the big guy they were so same-y.The DVD blurb made the movie sound more interesting than I thought it was. It felt very slow-paced for something that was meant to be 'action-filled'.Also the large chunk of racism and anti-Semitism was just... weird. I don't know whether that was where the 'comedic gem' part was supposed to come in; if so it really didn't work.Always like Jennifer Aniston, and she played her role well, but sadly she was the only bright spot in this movie.

Based on an original story by Elmore Leonard, with some characters who also appeared in Tarantino's 'Jackie Brown', plus a promising cast. More than enough to get me interested. To a point, 'Life of crime' didn't disappoint; the comedy aspect is played down a lot, and the 'vibe' is pretty much like a sincere crime film with plenty of intelligent twists and turns.But it doesn't work as well as it should have, somehow. The opening is promising, but it certainly isn't an acting-, and / or dialogue-palooza like 'Jackie Brown' was. It seems like the magic was missing. Most of it was rather bland, if not boring. The final twist reminded me of how this should have surprised me in every next scene. Not Robbins, not Aniston, not Bey, not Hawkes, not Boone Junior, nor Forte convinced me (most of the time), though much should be blamed on the writers and the director, in my opinion. Fisher was most convincing, by the way, even if I never got to see her "big'uns"...5 out of 10. Nice soundtrack, though, especially that solo bass guitar.

Review: I found it really hard to get into this film because the storyline was weak and extremely unrealistic. The movie is based around a couple of guys who kidnap a rich man's wife in order to get a million dollars for her release. Not the most unique idea for a film! Anyway, I was expecting it to be witty, judging by the cast, but it was more silly than amusing. Mos Def and John Hawkes come up with the dumbest of plans, which was just not that well thought through. When there plan starts to go downhill, there terrible criminal minds come up with another sketchy plan to get themselves out of the mess they made. The storyline goes from one extreme to another and it doesn't help that they have a Nazi loving criminal to help them, who also has personal issues. Basically, the movie wasn't funny or interesting but I did stick with the film, just to see what these dumb criminals were going to do next. Average! Round-Up: Judging by the unsuccessful box office takings, I'm not alone with thinking that this film was a total waste of a good cast. Its not often that Jennifer Aniston makes "Straight To DVD" movies, but after watching this film, it's not surprising that it flopped. All of the actors try and make the most out of a terrible storyline, but there performances isn't enough to save the film. On the plus side, I did like the ending when characters decide to flip the script and kidnap someone else but it doesn't really go anywhere. I didn't get how someone could go missing for a week without anyone suspecting anything and there was some other sketchy moments that I don't want to mention because I don't want to spoil the film for people who haven't watched it. At the end of the day, it could have been much better if the storyline was thought through properly and if the actual plan made any sense.Budget: $12million Worldwide Gross: $1.5millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/crime movies about a couple of down and outs, who plan to kidnap a rich man's wife for a million dollar ransom. 3/10

There are black comedies that work and perfectly mix humor and tough material to end up with a well balanced drama. Life of Crime fails to ever hit the highs of either and scrapes the surface of the lows far too many times for a positive score.I feel like this film would have been better made in the 50's with the likes of Cary Grant or James Stewart in the lead. It just seemed like that type of comedy. Now in days we don't have those genres of films. It's a lot harder to accept the awkward twists and turns that this film makes when the tone doesn't fit our generation. The cast does what they can with the material, and in fact Aniston and Hawkes are pretty good. But the film never engaged me like the premise showed me it might. Will Forte and Tim Robbins come off as annoying and borderline phoning it in. Believe me I am a fan of the entire cast, but I don't think this was a good example of their acting talent.The whole plot doesn't exactly seem probable and it seems too goofy that the police can be this dumb. But I will say the films ending gave me a smile. I don't necessarily think this is a good movie at all, but if I had to watch it again I may think it's entertaining. Mark Boone Jr, who I also like as actor, was too awkward. I wanted to like this film but the tone is just too strange. I can tell that almost everyone was acting. It didn't really make me laugh and was just an overall strange film.+Aniston & Hawkes +Goofy ending -Odd tone -Better fit to be made decades ago -Strange characters that don't really fit in5.0/10