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What Doesn't Kill You (2008) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 7,484 users
Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 37 user | 42 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship. Director:Brian Goodman |
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Cast
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| Mark Ruffalo | ... | ||
| Ethan Hawke | ... | ||
| Amanda Peet | ... | ||
| Will Lyman | ... | ||
| Brian Goodman | ... | ||
| Donnie Wahlberg | ... | ||
| Angela Featherstone | ... | ||
| Edward Lynch | ... | ||
| Michael Yebba | ... |
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Brian Connolly | ... | |
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Nathaniel Smyth | ... |
Mark (5 Years Old)
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Oscar Wahlberg | ... |
Mark (10 Years Old)
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Thomas Regan | ... | |
| J.P. Serret | ... |
Young Brian
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George Khoury | ... |
Delivery Man
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An armored car is robbed by three men. A passing police officer and one of the robbers exchange fire. The robber is Paulie. In a flashback we follow him and his closest friend, Brian, as they grow up together in South Boston. They're tough guys, thugs, doing jobs for the local boss and chaffing to do more. Paulie's the leader. Brian drinks too much and free bases, ignoring his wife and two young boys. Life-changing events lead him to try to go straight, look for work, take what comes his way, and go to A.A. meetings. He struggles. Paulie shows him the plans for the armored car job. Will they do it? "I am who I am," Brian tells his wife. Is crime his only skill? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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They didn't choose a life of crime. They came from it. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, drug use, some violence and brief sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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10 September 2009 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by James Alexander (as James Edward Alexander), Larry Charles Dodson, Jazze Pha (as Anton Phalon Alexander) & Anthony Michael Dortch
Performed by The Bar-Kays
Courtesy of Jea Right Now Records, Under license by Ford Music Services
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In the scene where Brian is in the hospital after being shot outside of the bar he is yelling at the nurse because he wants more pain medication, there is a dry erase board above his head that says "no BP on left side" and he has a blood pressure cuff on his left arm. See more »Soundtracks
"Put a LIttle Nasty on It"Written by James Alexander (as James Edward Alexander), Larry Charles Dodson, Jazze Pha (as Anton Phalon Alexander) & Anthony Michael Dortch
Performed by The Bar-Kays
Courtesy of Jea Right Now Records, Under license by Ford Music Services
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I had no knowledge of the existence of this movie until the day I saw it, so when I started it I was pretty blown away by it. The gritty drama and really well told story of these 2 boys/men is fascinating, very well acted and initially very interesting. The score is beautiful, as is the initial pacing and storytelling. I was thinking this is one of the best movies I've seen for months, and then something odd happened.. the pacing shifted, suddenly long beautifully acted scenes were becoming clips of a few minutes here a sentence there, the character development that was so successful early on suddenly seemed to be redundant as stories become pointless and predictable. It's almost as though the movie changed to a different director and editor half-way through.
I found myself caring less and less about the characters as they became victims of over-editing. The only 2 scenes that lasted more than a couple of minutes in the last third that had any 'substance' were overly dramatic if not soppy father-son scenes where all other members of the family become low priority.
It's really quite a shame, I was enjoying the film so much during the first half, I was willing to give this film a 9 if only a little more of the plot would begin to unravel itself, but instead I got less plot, less character focus and more "this is bad" and "this is good" moments... It's a true pity as I shan't be recommending this movie due to it's second half.