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Actors: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Ladykillers (2004) |
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Professor Goldthwait Higginson Dorr (Hanks), an eccentric professor, so-called, of ancient languages and much given to quoting Poe, shows up at the home of Marva Munson (Hall), a mountainous and devout widow who has a room to let. Dorr convinces her he is on sabbatical and wishes to practice early Renaissance music with some fellow musicians in her root celler. The real plan is to tunnel to the vault of the lucrative riverboat casino just down the hill. The "musicians" consist of a foul-mouthed janitor who works on the boat (Wayans), a bomb expert who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (Simmons), a chain smoking Vietnamese tunnel expert known only as The General (Ma), and a very dim football player for their muscle (Hurst). This 2003 Coen brothers remake of the 1955 Alec Guinness/Peter Sellers comedy is odd and amusing like a Warner Brothers cartoon, but neither the Coens' nor Hanks's best work.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Ladykillers (2004) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
If a parody... of
- gangsters/crime
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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