The Ladykillers ***1/2
Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano
Director: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Professor G. H. Dorr (Hanks) arrives in the southern town of Saucier with the intent of robbing a riverboat casino. He makes arrangements to stay with a elderly widow named Marva Munson (Hall), whose house just happens to be close to the casino's vault. Under the guise of practicing their music, his "band" members begin holding practice sessions in the basement. Little does Marva know, they are tunnelling their way to a fortune. The characters alone are pure Coen brothers, each imbued with their own wacky traits. And everything seems to be going well for the team of crooks, but the best laid plains often go awry. This is one of the Coen brothers' funnier efforts, even though it is a remake of a 1955 British film. The are able to make it their own with the character s and the execution. I would highly recommend this movie.