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Live by Night
Live by Night movie poster

Live by Night Movie Synopsis & Plot

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 and his moll. The fiery affair ends in tragedy, setting Joe on a path of revenge, ambition, romance and betrayal that propels him out of Boston and up the ladder of Tampa’s steamy rum-running underworld.

MOVIE REVIEW

Ben Affleck the director has made three top-flight films, which means he was bound to miss the mark at some point. That point is now, as Live by Night is a craftily made but so-so gangster thriller that has its moments but fails to deliver consistent entertainment value.
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