Live by Night

2016

2h 9m

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6.3/10

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Crime

Drama

Thriller

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Directors

Ben Affleck

Writers

Ben Affleck(screenplay by)

Dennis Lehane(novel by)

Stars

Ben Affleck

Elle Fanning

Brendan Gleeson

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Top cast

Joe Coughlin

Loretta Figgis

Thomas Coughlin

Dion Bartolo

Emma Gould

Graciella Suarez

Chief Irving Figgis

Maso Pescatore

Gary Smith

Tim Hickey

Donnie Gishler

Digger Pescatore

Albert White

Brendan Loomis

Virgil Beauregard

Doctor

Paulo Bartolo

RD Pruitt

Directors

Ben Affleck

Writers

Ben Affleck(screenplay by)

Dennis Lehane(novel by)

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**Fall and rise, a revenge tale.** Number four for the director Affleck after his other film won the Oscars four years ago. He has also written the screenplay and produced it. It was based on the book of the same name. The story of a World War I veteran turned notorious gangster. Escaping from the war, falling in love with a gangster's woman, a bank heist, prison time, the son of a police officer and his journey to the top of the criminal world after losing everything at one stage of his life. More like a revenge film, but the intention was not aggressive. Only the time and the life passage give one to him. From all his directional films, probably this could be the worst one. It had everything a gangster film needed like gun fights, car chase, revenge, romance, yet I felt lacked depth in its overall theme. Actors were not bad, the settings looked fine. The length of the film was a bit long, but the film offered nothing new. It looked like someone's biography or made it look like one. I think that's the point. Even the end part of the film extends, only to annoy us after two long hours patiently sat for it. The best part of the film, what I liked was the 1920s. The story about between two the World Wars, that too was about an internal affair like underworld activities looked nice on the screen. The cast and crew were best for the film, yet failed to impress us. Though it was not totally a bad film of the year, only it did not stand and deliver as it was promised. So, still it can be watched once if you prefer, but not guaranteed entertainment. _6/10_

Rangan16 Sep, 2017