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 Antonia Bird, the
director of the first Inspector Morse series, brings us a good (for a change)
British crime thriller.
Its not
about gambling but its the lure of all that money that puts the small time gang
on a retirement job, a big one to secure them for years to come.
Some things are just never meant to go
smoothly and when a lot of money gets in between friends then anything can
happen. It does here. Sure there are a few ropey scenes but basically its a
good honest crime flick in the vain of Heat.
The film begins with Robert
Carlyle and Ray Winstone, two of England's great screen badasses, breaking into
a drug dealer's apartment, posing as police officers in order to raid his cash
and his stash. The next scene begins the unfolding of the mainline of the plot,
a bank robbery. And they have their logistics man, Robert Carlyle's old friend
from prison, et cetera. Then the third event in the film is the inevitable
betrayal within the heist crew. And of course there's Carlyle's nagging,
guilt-laying girlfriend.
The cast is good, Ray Winston does his usual,
Damien Albarn tries to look tough, the weaselly nutter played by Philip Davis
is entertaining and Steve Waddington plays a heavy that loves comics and is
totally dependent on Ray for guidance . It's also good to see British veteran
character Peter Vaughan no stranger to playing a crook , plus longtime
downtrodden Brookside housewife Sue Johnson still rallying to left wing cause
as Rays weary but devoted mum.
Despite possible flaws the cast
certainly hold the movie together and it's well worth a
watch!
Score 8/10.
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Antonia Bird |
Main Cast |
Robert
Carlyle |
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Ray |
| Writer |
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Ronan Bennett |
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Winstone |
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Dave |
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BBC/British
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Sweeney |
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Weasel |
| Runtime |
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110 mins |
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Gerry
Conlon |
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Vince |
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UK 18 |
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Leon
Black |
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Robbie |
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