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Information
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 98 min.
- Director
- Daniel Schechter
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Rating *
- 5.8
- Votes *
- 10,845
- Checks
- 503
- Favs
- 11
- Dislikes
- 11
- Favs/checks
- 2.2% (1:46)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
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Siskoid
Life of Crime is a minor Elmore Leonard adaptation set in the 1970s about kidnapping a rich man's wife and finding out he would really rather not pay the ransom and have her back. It never quite goes where you think it will, with many reversals and, as is common in Leonard's world, stupid mistakes, making for a fun crime comedy with a perfect sense of time and place. I found myself liking Jennifer Aniston in this more than anything I've seen her in since Friends, and there are strong turns for Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Isla Fisher and Mos Def as well. My one caveat is the subplot about Will Forte's affections for Anniston's character, which should be pleasantly complexifying the crime story, but kind of fizzles out. I see how it creates confusion initially, but I don't think it was resolved satisfyingly. Elmore Leonard fans should still check it out. 7 years 7 months ago