(R)
Who’s in it: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst, Stephen Root
What it’s about: An eccentric professor-turned-criminal-mastermind (Hanks) is plotting to commit the massive heist of a New Orleans riverboat casino. But the plan is thwarted by the actions of Mrs. Munson (Hall), the seemingly innocent little old landlady of the house that he and his accomplices are staying in–and which is integral to their scheme. Trying to remove her from the equation is more difficult than they expect.
Worth watching? (star)(star)(star)(star)(star)(star)
“The new version has the look and feel of a classic. The Coens have taken what’s timeless about the 1955 movie, rolled it around in their endlessly inventive comic minds and made it distinctly, and riotously, their own.”
