The Ladykillers (2004)

It is virtually impossible for me to totally dislike any Tom Hanks performance, even if I can't abide the film in question, and indeed he is the best thing in this ill-conceived remake of the Ealing classic.  However what possessed the Coen Brothers to remake the movie in the first place is a very good question.  Their films up to "Intolerable Cruelty" were, to use a single adjective, brilliant and their riffs on various genres were consistently interesting.  However they began to lose me as a fan with the Clooney/Zeta Jones effort and this movie nearly slapped the lid on their coffin.  However, I am a forgiving soul and hope for better from them in the future.  Despite a likeably fruity performance from Hanks, nothing whatsoever has been gained by relocating the action to the US South and the home of a religious black lady (a good enough performance by Irma Hall) and the balance of the gang particularly a toilet-mouthed Marlon Wayans add virtually nothing to the mayhem.  And does any adult audience need a character who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome?