Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

In the scene where Andy and Gina are discussing whether they should leave for Rio, she mentions that there are no extradition treaties between Brazil and the United States.

This is not true, although her comment was actually more a jab at her husband than actual knowledge.

In the first holdup sequence, the shade on the front door of the shop is all the way down.

In later shots the shade is nearly open.

When Andy and Hank break into Justin's apartment, a camera shadow can briefly be seen on a wall tracking past.

When Charles is following Andy, the same woman can be seen walking down the street, in opposite directions before and after.

When Charles phones the police department looking for Detective Barrett to check up on his wife's case, the phone is answered by the greeting "22nd Precinct".

The 22nd Precinct is the NYPD Central Park Precinct in Manhattan.

Follow-up on a case out of Westchester, where the crime took place, would either be a Brooklyn precinct since we learned that Bobby LaSorda was from Red Hook, Brooklyn or with the Midtown North Precinct (also known as the 18th), the home of NYC's diamond district, the most likely known destination for the would-be stolen loot within local NY law enforcement.

There would be no reason to phone the Central Park Precinct.

There is a repeat of the scene showing Andy answering Hank's pay phone call after the robbery.

In one, the receptionist says ".

Sounds like some kind of nut case" and Andy says "Yeah, I'll take it".

In the repeat, the receptionist says "Sounds like a nut case" and Andy says "I got it.

" However, this is to show the scene from different "viewpoints.

" When the fence shows Charles Andy's business card there is a cell phone number listed though Andy claims he does not own a cell phone and is only shown talking on land line phones throughout the film.

When Andy is wrestling Justin for the gun, he has Justin pinned to the ground with his body and their hands fight for the gun.

When Hank rushes over to help, only two second later, he is shown pulling Justin off of Andy.

Gina's panties are white in the up-skirt as she sits on the steps of Hank's apartment.

When Gina goes into Hank's apartment and gets undressed, her panties are black.

When Charles is talking to the fence, items on the table change from shot to shot.

Charles takes his drivers license renewal test on a Saturday.

However, all Department of Motor Vehicle offices in New York City are closed on Saturdays or Sundays.

Justin falls straight down, directly in front of the apartment door, when Andy shoots him.

Andy and Hank exchange lines, then exit through the same door.

Bust Justin's corpse has completely vanished.

Director Sidney Lumet (NETWORK SERPICO 12 ANGRY MEN)has managed the impossible and has mounted a surprisingly riveting drama thanks to superior acting from a hand-picked cast and Lumet's solid directorial hand. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is a rather mean-spirited story that is made watchable because of its professional polish and the talent in front of and behind the camera.

Why see this movie if you can have it all for free in the news? Very good acting, but awful script and no story which is worth to tell.

Very unusual criminal drama, not a whodunit since you know quite early how things happen, but told from the perspective of each principal character, with time jumps, uncovering evermore depth of character. Excellently played by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, splendidly directed.

A complete waste of talent. Solid performances from Hoffman and Tomei(who looks gorgeous for any age) can't save this predictable over-edited nightmare.

This is a very compelling drama but also very gloomy and dark.There is no catharsis and the movie is almost always cruel to its characters.

Perfect depiction of highly stressful circumstances means this is a highly stressful and heavy watch.But wow.

I know we are asked to suspend our beliefs when we watch movies...and I was willing, and really wanted to take this ride with some of my favorite actors.....

What a family. One brother is having an affair with the other's wife, and out of financial desperation, the two of them plan to rob their parent's jewelry store, which is an interesting parallel.

Need I say more! OK, I will.