Live by Night
2016, crime, drama, suspense
129 minutes
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.
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10
2017-01-14
Each performance is believable, right down to the grunt gangsters and lowly background performers. Read more
8.0
2017-01-13
A roaring homage to mobster movies that plays out in a familiar fashion to his previous films. Read more
7.0
2017-01-12
There’s enough style in evidence to ensure Affleck’s card remains relatively unmarked... Read more
6.7
Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?
2017-04-07
An entertaining enough time for gangster movie fans, but don’t expect anything great.
6.5
6.5
2017-01-12
Whilst it is perfectly enjoyable and entertained me for it’s run time, it does little to inspire rewatches. Read more
6.0
2017-01-18
It’s sprawlingly watchable… but overall a disappointment, with Affleck over-reaching. Read more
4.2
2017-02-17
Tedious and often boring to have to get through this is not the best of Batfleck... Read more
4.0
Stern Galvonsky of Stern Reviews
2017-01-19
There are a couple of moments and scenes that are entertaining or at least distracting from the tediousness of this overlong film.
4.0
2017-01-18
Technically speaking, it’s very sound. The same can’t be said for the plot, pacing, or Affleck’s acting. Read more
4.0
2017-01-13
An intriguing backdrop, beautiful cinematography, shrewd artistic flourishes, and A-list performers are all dulled by a glut of thin characters and storylines... Read more
4.0
2017-01-13
The core of the weakness unfortunately lies in Ben Affleck’s lead character, an unconvincing and poorly romanticized criminal character. Read more
4.0
2017-01-10
It's too compromised to feel authentic, and too disjointed to wholeheartedly invest one's interest in... Read more
4.0
2017-01-06
A narrative bogged down by underdeveloped subplots and the lack of any true depth... Read more
2.0
2017-01-01
While a 10 part series might allow for an expansion of its many narratives, two hours is more than enough time to deliver a lead character that resembles a human with a beating heart, rather than the waistcoat wearing tailor's dummy at the centre of Affleck's adaptation. Read more
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7.5
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2017-05-29
Ben Affleck speelt weer solide terwijl ook Elle Fanning, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana en Chris Cooper uitstekend acteren.
7.0
2017-06-15
Verveelt in die 2 uur geen moment, de jaren '20 - jaren '30 sfeer komt goed tot zijn recht en qua aankleding ziet dit er geweldig goed uit. Read more
7.0
2017-01-27
Een prima gangsterfilm, die zich helaas niet kan meten met het vorige werk van regisseur Ben Affleck. Read more
6.0
2017-05-23
Een technisch perfecte film die zich verder helaas niet kan meten met de vorige films die Affleck afleverde als regisseur. Read more
5.0
2017-04-28
Spijtig genoeg is het een softe versie van elk toonaangevend gangsterepos uit het verleden. Read more
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