Live By Night

“Live by Night” is set in the roaring `20s when Prohibition hasn't stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police Superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money.

Live By Night Reviews:

“A focused and insightful character study, it's not. But reframed as a genre exercise, a pulpy throwback comic book… the film is an absorbing diversion.” MLive.com

“With veteran cinematographer Robert Richardson behind the lens, the film looks fantastic. The period sets gleam with a dreamlike Hollywood sheen. But more grit could have been poured into the mix.” The National (UAE)

“It's not Goodfellas. It lacks the black humour and the relish for eccentricity for its own sake, and the ending verges on mawkishness. But it's great entertainment – a cunningly wrought tribute to old-fashioned Hollywood and the Warners style.” Sydney Morning Herald

“Live by Night is a solid, interesting but sprawling and often overwrought gangster picture.” Toronto Sun