devil knows dead starts promisingly setting simple heist goes awry told varying perspectives in rashomon style around hour mark sidney lumet transforms film something much sum parts eventually morphs multifaceted family drama exploring full realm human emotionsrelations story comes chilling climaxbr br as case lumet manages coax exceptional performances starstudded cast without notion overacting hyperbole philip seymour hoffman one best roles complex mysterious interesting character oftentimes dwarfs ethan hawke plays brother hank thats say hawke bad fact quite adequate troubled role suits style marisa tomei excellent relatively short appearance the fact bares flesh adds this albert finneys character andy hanks father intriguing opinion deserved bit screentime amy ryan also performs job adequatelybr br before devil knows dead exceptional movie proves lumet still near top game apparent twilight illustrious career many characteristics trademarks appear here least involves use characters infused killer script no pun intended smart dialogue pacing decent score devil knows dead mustsee truly underrated gem   stars out  enter top   highly recommended