i must admit that this be the type of film that i would normally eschew and but i rent it basically because of the star . i certainly be not sorry . in fact and a you see and i rat it five star . this film be the perfect combination of sharp directing and superior acting . andy and hank hanson be brother who decide to commit the uncouth crime of rob their parent jewelry store . the crime go terribly wrong thus begin an examination of the three men in the hanson family . through a series of flashback and we get to know charles hanson and come to an understanding of the strained relationship between father and son . young brother and hank be basically a screw up . he have always have trouble hold a job and pretty much go in the direction of the wind . hank be insecure and cowardly and and very much under the influence of his big brother . ethan hawke have the character of hank nail to a t and give what be probably his best performance thus far . he show u a man who be basically good hearted but so influenced by outside force that he be unable to follow through with any important task . andy on the surface appear to be a successful businessman and but we soon discover that he be addict to drug and have be embezzle from his company to pay for his habit . it be andy who concoct the scheme to rob his parent store and and he get weak will hank to commit the act . philip seymour hoffman surely one of the fine actor of our time play andy . hoffman be an actor who have the ability to portray a man who and on the surface and be a charming businessman like by his acquaintance but a real slime ball underneath . he be absolutely perfect for the part of andy or it might be say that he and through his superior acting skill and make andy the perfect part . albert finney play a father common to his generation . charles hanson be not a bad or unfeeling man and but he have a lousy relationship with his son because he never really understood what be necessary in nurture a positive bond between his son and himself . he have always be too quick to criticize and admonish . he always make it clear that he favor his young son over his old thus cause a wide emotional rift between himself and andy . a we get to know charles and andy and the thought of andy form a plan to rob from his father become less unbelievable . on a personal note and i can not believe how much charles hanson remind me of my own father and and how much andy and hank remind me of my own brother and myself . perhaps this may be one of the reason that i enjoy the film so much a this story of a distant and critical father and a more successful old brother and and a less successful young brother hit so close to home . fortunately and my brother and i never come to the state of commit a crime against my parent guess we be make of sterner and more moral stuff . this complex of personality and action have be expertly put together by director and sidney lumet . at eighty three and he still have the chop to give the audience engross character and edge of seat action that hypnotize . 12 angry men be his first film make fifty year prior to before the devil know youre dead and but he hasn not lose any bit of his magic touch in show u character that will be long remember . the event and character in before the devil know youre dead be harsh and unattractive and and this be definitely not a feel good movie . however and it be two hour of ultimate entertainment which i thoroughly recommend .