Thomas
5Jun12
Agree, the performances were great but when it ended I felt like it didn't go the distance.
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Zach Franks
28Apr13
Movie that introduced me to Ray Winstone. One of the coolest flicks around, everything about this movie makes me happy (soundtrack, script, performance, the whole shebang). A great gangster film, but a better love story.
film_lies101
3Feb13
Kingsley's character Don Logan is an obvious antecedent to Ralph Fiennes' character Harry from 'In Brughes'. Also, Ian McShane may be the most intimidating dude ever
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deftworker
29Oct12
Sir Ben Kingsley is far more convincing here, than Terence Stamp (The Limey) as a cockney gangster type.
Mark Desrosiers
17Jun12
With witty camerawork, a script that walks on water, and memorable performances from Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, and (cussing a blue-streak into immortality) Ben Kingsley, this might be the greatest heist flick ever made. If only the unsurpassed Asphalt Jungle didn't exist.
popka
6Mar12
I love the quick cut of the scenes, it leaves the film with a strange flow throughout. I'd agree that Kingsley really does steal the show, his totally unstable character turns the film into a great that would otherwise have been pretty mediocre (storywise, obviously the shots in this film are fantastic)
Matthew Thompson
21Aug11
This would be an extremely average crime film if it wasn't for the chemistry between Kingsley and Winstone.
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Henrique Amud
18Jul11
Though I loved Kingsley in it, the second half of the movie is where the gold's at.
Tom Barnard
5Jun11
This films feel small, and that's a good thing. Taut and brilliantly acted, Winstone and Kingsley's "negotiations" are terrifying and entertaining all at once. I was always glad the heist storyline played second fiddle to the dark character moments.
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Nicholas R. Lukic
24Feb11
Instant classic in my books. I love it. Perfect story, perfect characters, perfect looks, fantastic. Ben Kingsley is amazing in the role. Recommend this highly.
FailedImitator
2Oct10
I will never get why this film is so great. I remember watching it a few years ago and finding it preposterous. I mean, Kingsley, along with everyone else was good, but the whole plot was just too contrived and out there.
pitdogG
16Sep10
Oh my god, Ben Kinsley! He is so frightening, so taciturn, so unpredictable, in this surprising little gangster film, he takes your breath away. Be that as it may. The rest of the cast is top notch, led by Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, and the, wonderfully sleazy, James Fox. The direction is great and the heist is one of the best on film. I was so surprised, I didn't know what to expect, and I was knocked out! See it!
Johnny DuBiel
26Aug10
Remembered (very rightly so) for Kingsley's rabid performance; however, one should note the fantastic turns by both Winstone and McShane as well. Both roles (and characterizations) hold more dimension than Kingsley's singular role (this is not to say they are necessarily better, as Don Logan is a psychopath, and therefore would be slightly more one-dimensional). Instead they both lend a richness of characterization
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Phil Worfel
10Sep09
Really great performance by Kingsley but the film as a whole was a bit of a let down. The plot oddly enough was not interesting enough to match Kingsley's persona.
Fernando Beltran y Puga
21Jun09
Intimidating presence by Kingsley. Makes Ray Winstone look like a wimp