The Long Good Friday
United Kingdom
1980
114 Min
Color
1.77:1
French, English
Synopsis
Bob Hoskins, in his breakthrough film role, stars as a London racketeer fast losing control of his gangland empire; Helen Mirren shines as his classy moll. John Mackenzie’s stylish thriller is a marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the Atlantic. —The Criterion Collection
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runfromfire
5Aug11
There are plenty of British gangster flicks but few (if any) can match The Long Good Friday's intensity, pacing and closing left hook. Bob Hoskins at his angry, snarling best. (Plus, holy crap I forgot about young Pierce Brosnan being in this!)
Johnny DuBiel
18Jun11
The recently deceased John Mackenzie has the greatest British gangster movie of all time to stand out in an otherwise pedestrian filmography. Bob Hoskins, who at one time was one of the world's finest actors, gives a terrifying, career-topping performance as an old school gangster whose time has past due to modernization and the IRA.
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Hidden Behind the Screen
16Apr11
The first and only british gangster film I actually liked. And unlike most, I liked the soundtrack...=] This film is criminally underrated in the gangster film genre.
chasemiddaugh
8Jan11
Bob Hoskins has never been better. From an IMDb user review: "Guy Ritchie should be forced to watch this over and over again."
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By richmondhill on August 30, 2009
Little Caesar rises laughing from the grave with an almost Jacobean sense of gallows humour. Blood is deep black in The Long Good Friday but never lets the humour sweeten the viciousness underneath… read review
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By Ryan Estabrooks on July 11, 2009
Great British gangster flick, you can tell where Guy Richie gets a lot of his inspiration from. The screenplay is awesome as well as the performances, in particular from Bob Hoskins, it’s just classic… read review
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TLGF is OOP on Criterion.com
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