Caught up in an adulterous affair with his brother Andy’s wife (Marisa Tomei), Hank (Ethan Hawke) digs himself into a deep hole when he agrees to rob a mom-&-pop jewelry store at Andy’s insistence.
Hank’s pressing financial problems are nothing compared to the spiraling trouble he gets in when the robbery goes bad since the jewelry store in question belongs to Hank’s and Andy’s parents.
Shockwaves occur.
Director Sidney Lumet ("Dog Day Afternoon") twists suspense around terrific ensemble performances in screenwriter Kelly Masterson’s character-driven crime thriller that is at turns sexy, hilarious, and devastating.
Philip Seymour Hoffman is outstanding as the cunning Andy, and Albert Finney priceless as the father whose sons betray him.
The title comes from an Irish saying, "May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead."
Rated R. 123 Mins.
