Very well executed

Too much of everything

People are voting emotionally.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

First I do not understand why the movie was not rated well and receive poor reviews. The movie is simply hilarious and although I have seen it many times I still fall on the floor laughing at the Waffle house scene and the inevitable squabbling among the robbers, the donut robbery, and even the opening search for pickles. When I saw the grandmother walk down the street with an open umbrella on a hot but rain less day it reminded me of summer days in the south where parasols and umbrellas are used for dancing and portable shade. The Coen brothers are geniuses.

Well, my Momma always told me if ya don't got anything nice to say about something then don't say anything at all... That's about it with this one other than I really tried to get into the movie enjoying spirit to no avail... But then again I have seen it again and again... That one man's trash is another man's gold! I think the characters were starving for a meatier script perhaps... And too much reliance on old Mamma character. Perhaps someone other than Tom Hanks for THIS particular role. And mabey a good crack of the whip by the director for a speedier tempo! Honzarelli

As a remake this movie falls flat, as a stand alone movie its not too bad and will appeal more to a younger audience and probably mostly American one at that.Here is the problem with remakes - If you make it exactly like the original then there is little point in remaking it, if you just change the country what is the point when the dialogue and the setting is the exact same almost, with a few words changed here and there... Coupling UK and Coupling USA is a good example... and also maybe Life on Mars. Of course these are TV shows but the comparison stands.They made this movie very different to the original and shouldn't have called it a remake, or even The Ladykillers. In no way does this resemble the original, which is a classic and is still watchable today but set far in the past when TVs were black and white... is it better than this movie if you are comparing them as the same movie... the original blows this away without a doubt.So bare that in mind when watching this movie. I wouldn't compare these movies at all, to be honest they are far too different to compare, the only comparison i can come up with is that they have the same name and some of the characters are similar... the scenario is quite different except that they are both about stealing money.Not a bad or great movie by any means, and i think Hanks character tried to be like the Alec Guinness one, a little strange, and it didn't quite work, for me anyway...

Im usually a huge fan of the Cohen brothers films but this one was definitely not one of my favorites. It was pretty good just not compared to a lot of their other films. Tom Hanks does a great job and so does the rest of the cast except for Marlon Waynes of course whos acting is annoying at best why they felt they needed to add him I will never know.This movie is about an old lady who one day has a knock on her door. There is a very educated intelligent man standing there wishing to rent the room she has. She brings him in and he invites his friends over where they plan to tunnel their way through the wall of the basement and rob a bank.This movie was pretty good and it had its funny moments but its not where near as funny as the big lebowski etc..