Kind Hearts and Coronets

I know most people who aren’t film obsessed don’t know the 1949 Alec Guinness classic Kind Hearts and Coronets, but it’s a great film. BFI ranked the black comedy 6th on its list Top 100 British Films. Writer/director John Patton Ford has now mined the film for his new black comedy thriller How to Make a Killing. There was never any way it would live up to its predecessor, and it pushes the envelope in terms of demands for audiences to suspend disbelief. Still, as a dark cautionary tale about greed, and yet another affirmation of Powell’s star power and talent, it succeeds well enough on its own merits.

Glen Powell has been making a killing at the box office with his pretty face, but how long can he rely on his good looks before he’s forced to lean a little more into this acting thing? He takes it to the next level as the leading man in How to Make a Killing, a dark comedy about a son determined to get back what he rightfully deserves.