So if you're a fan, then director Daniel Schechter's Life Of Crime should supply some decent Sunday afternoon entertainment.
A prequel of sorts to Leonard's Rum Punch, the film features many of the same characters just getting started in their lives of crime with a kidnapping plan gone terribly awry. While it doesn't quite stand up to the precise quality of Jackie Brown or Out Of Sight, it certainly is light years better than overly slick Get Shorty. Here it's the cast that sells the film right off the bat. While John Hawkes and Mos Def are wonderfully entertaining, it's surprisingly Jennifer Aniston and Will Forte who steal the show with well-defined and subtle performances that let the funny slip in at all the right moments.
3 holes in the wall out of 5
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