director sidney lumet have make some masterpiece and like network and dog day afternoon or serpico . but and he be not have too much luck on his most recent work . gloria ( 1999 ) be pathetic and find me guilty be an interesting and but fail experiment . now and lumet brings his best film in decade and and by my point of view and a true masterpiece representbefore the devil know youre dead . i think this film be like a rebirth for lumet . this movie have an excellent story which and deeply and have many layer . also and i think the end of the movie be perfect . the performance be brilliant . philip seymour hoffman brings and a usual and a magnificent performance and he and no doubt and one of the best actor of our day . ethan hawke be also an excellent actor but he underrate by my point of view . his performance in here be great . the rest of the cast be also excellent ( specially and the great albert finney ) but these two actor bring monumental performance which be sadly ignore by the pathetic oscar . the film have a good level of intensity and in part thanks to the performance and and in part and thanks to the brilliant screenplay . before the devil know youre dead be a real masterpiece with perfect direction and a great screenplay and excellent performance . we need more movie like this .