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Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks turns in a hilariously original performance in THE LADYKILLERS, the laugh-out-loud comedy that explodes with outrageous wit and slapstick humor from the Coen Brothers. Underneath Professor G.H. Dorr's (Hanks) silver-tongued southern gentleman persona is a devious criminal who has assembled a motley gang of thieves to commit the heist of the century by tunneling through his churchgoing landlady's root cellar to a casino's vault of riches. But these cons are far from pros. As their scheme begins blowing up in their faces, their landlady smells a rat. And when she threatens to call the police, they figure they'll just bump her off. After all, how hard can that be? Wickedly funny from start to finish, it would be a crime to miss THE LADYKILLERS.

I anxiously anticipated this movie's release in theaters, but was unable, for whatever reason(s), to see it there. I was forced then, to wait for the DVD release. My time came last night to watch The Ladykillers. A very unique role for Hanks who appears to be journeying slightly from his stereotypical "good guy" roles. Combine his genius (yes, I'll be so bold) with the unique stylings of the Coen Brothers and you have got my attention.

The writing, as expected, was hilarious...at times. There were lulls in the story, though that happens often in Coen Bros' films. In my opinion Tom Hanks has only made one bad movie; this was not it (The Terminal). The Ladykillers seemed to follow a "Coen" path from start to finish, though understand this is not a bad thing. The "Coen" path you do not necessarily notice until the movie is over and then everything makes sense. Their stories always come full circle. It is always worth your time to see how their movies end. Still not convinced? Marlon Wayans is funny in The Ladykillers, who else but the Coen Brothers could make that happen?

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