“Live By Night” (** out of four) was a hugely disappointing underworld melodrama about a Boston gangster (Ben Affleck) who is forced to relocate with his crew to Florida where he falls in love with a Cuban siren (Zoe Saldana) and clashes with local gangsters and the Ku Klux Klan. Visually shimmering but dramatically empty and lacking the fire of Affleck’s previous outings “The Town” and “Argo”. Crammed with style, beautiful costumes, and classy cinematography but needed a more original story and more firepower. After a while, it’s boring because there’s very little to keep you involved. Based on a novel by Dennis Lehane whose previous works “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone” were made into much stronger films.

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