In Joel and Ethan Coen's mad-as-a-hatter remake, Tom Hanks, sounding like a Southern gothic William F. Buckley Jr., draws on his caustic streak to play a creamily verbose mastermind. The laughs don't always hit, but the heist plot meshes shrewdly with the Coens' clockwork style.
EW's GRADE
B+Details Release Date: Mar 26, 2004; Rated: R; Length: 104 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Mystery and Thriller; With: Tom Hanks; Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
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