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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)- Before the Devil knows your dead has a really cool and fun story, and is depicted in a unique and compelling manner. It stars the always wonderful Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Andy Hanson, and Ethan Hawke as Hank Hanson who play brothers. Andy coaxes Hank into a seemingly simple plan to rob a small town jewelery store; the store was owned by there parents. When the "perfect" crime goes wrong there are consequences for the Hanson brothers. Although the plot of the movie is good, the major strong points are the directing (directed by Sidney Lumet) and acting. The way the scenes unfold, in a non-chronological order with constant jumping from the personal experiences and feelings of each individual character, kept the movie moving and suspenseful. Hoffman and Hawke were great as well as the rest of the cast. A really intense and fun movie. 3 1/2 stars.

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)- Dog Day Afternoon is considered a classic movie and deservedly so. Sonny (Pacino) and Sal (John Cazale) step into a bank with plans for a short and harmless robbery. What could have been this short painless robbery turned into an all day, high stress, hostage situation and a media frenzy. Sonny, a homosexual, needs the money to pay for his wife Leon's (Chris Sarandon) sex change operation. Al Pacino is fantastic in his role as the brains of the operation. There are constant negotiations and demands going back and forth between the robbers and the cops and the confrontations are great scenes. A mass of people stood outside the bank watching as Sonny would periodically come out to rile them up. One must appreciate films that are set almost completely in one place yet can keep you engrossed and entertained. I really loved this movie; 4 stars.

Tell No One (2006)- Tell No One , or Ne le dis à personne in french, is based on the best selling mystery-thriller novel by Harlan Coben. Eight years after the murder of his wife, where he was the prime suspect but let off, new evidence pops of in the case that points to the guilt of main character Alexandre Beck (Francois Cluzet). The intensity heightens when Beck gets a number of emails that seem point to the possibility that his late wife was still alive. Tell No One is action packed and keeps you thinking throughout. There is also a lot of emotion in the movie. As with all good mysteries the ending is great. It is a truly captivating film and can, nay, should be seen by any type of movie viewer. 3 1/2 stars. (It is in French with English subtitles which just adds to it in my opinion)