'The Get Out' Review: Russell Crowe Crime Comedy Fails to Deliver
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Elena Lazic
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A review of Derrick Borte's crime comedy 'The Get Out' starring Russell Crowe, Aaron Paul and Luke Evans. The film follows Manco Kapak, an Albanian nightclub owner, but despite an intriguing setup, the movie is criticized as sluggishly executed and underwhelming compared to classics of the crime comedy genre like 'Ocean's 11,' 'American Hustle,' and 'The Nice Guys.'
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Variety'The Get Out' Review: Russell Crowe Crime Comedy Fails to Delivervariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe canon of popular American movies this side of the millennium counts several crime comedies in its ranks, among them Steven Soderbergh's 'Ocean's' trilogy, David O. Russell's 'American Hustle' and Shane Black's 'The Nice Guys.'
Ten years on, that last film's star, Russell Crowe, headlines Derrick Borte's 'The Get Out' — a largely underwhelming reminder of the potential thematic richness of this type of cinema, and of how difficult it is to successfully pull off.
Derrick Borte's 'The Get Out' has an intriguing set-up, but is too sluggishly executed to take off.
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