Live by Night

Jesse Hassenger

Its a lavish, decade spanning period piece about what amounts not to a stirring microcosm of the American dream but the petty criminal squabbles that decorate its storys surface. ( Read More )

Tomris Laffly

Watching this crowded field of intriguing players makes you wonder whether an episodic structure a la Boardwalk Empire would have served the material better.Still, theres a lot of cinema to admire here. ( Read More )

Affleck should be perfect for this roleunderstated, not too mawkishbut hes developed an odd weakness when he directs himself. ( Read More )

Ultimately, Live By Night doesnt suggest Afflecks lost his groove so much as that his groove has its limits. ( Read More )

Kimberley Jones

Already an actor of limited range, Afflecks face is stuck on an expression somewhere between quizzical and constipated; his immobilized performance actively repels emotional investment in the character.And what a shame. ( Read More )