Layer Cake (Full Screen Edition)
by Matthew Vaughn
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Actor: Daniel Craig, Jamie Foreman, Michael Gambon, Sienna Miller, Tom HardyDirector: Matthew Vaughn
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Ben Davis
Editor: Jon Harris
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Romanian (Original Language); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Layer Cake (Full Screen Edition)
Movie Review: Absolutely Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember the first time i saw this film around my mates house, couldnt peel my eyes from the screen for the entire movie, its truely fantastic.
The first 10 minutes of the film really captivates the audience as XXXX narrates how it is to be a cocaine dealer, and the majority of the characters are introduced. Life is sweet at the start but after a wannabe gangster known as the Duke (Jamie Forman) get tied into affairs with XXXX and his friends, Morty (George Harris), Clarkie (Tom Hardy) and Terry (Tamer Hassan) things go vastly downhill. The plot twists really throw things about just as you think its gonna click into place.
The emotions of XXXX are portrayed most excellently by Daniel Craig, he really steals the show with his charismatic suave style and excellent narration and acting skills. I think Morty (George Harris) and Gene (Colm Meany) also deserve a mention for upholding truely brilliant acting throughout.
Matthew Vaughn has created a true masterpiece following his success on the production of the legendary Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The film is shot brilliantly and some very clever camera effects and stylish camera angles are used throughout the film.
Some would say the plot is very complicated, and i agree to the extent that there is a lot to take in quickly as the plot is vast and is constantly on the move throughout the film, however i found that this is what makes the film so great, the portrayal of the high speed risky life of a drug dealer is shown clearly and the twists are brilliant.
The film has an excellent script, some of my favorite quotes..
"Why dont you come round for breakfast, ill sqeeze some orange juice and grind some coffee and we can talk about this adults, hows that sound?" "Sounds very hospitable" "Do you know where i live?" "No" "F**k Off Then."
"Your born, you take s**t, you get out in the world, take more s**t, climb a little higher, take less s**t, until one day your up there in the rarified atmosphere and youve forgotten what s**t even looks like, welcome to the layer cake son"
5 stars, 10/10
Summary of Layer Cake (Full Screen Edition)
Planning to retire and begin a new life, Mr. X (Daniel Craig, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), a successful West End drug dealer, has been asked for one last favor: to negotiate the sale of one million hits of Ecstasy. Unfortunately for Mr. X, the pills were stolen from a Serbian drug lord who'll cut off his head if he sells them. And with a London crime czar (Michael Gambon, Open Range & The Insider) promising to retire him permanently if he doesn't, Mr. X may be rightfully concerned about his future. Nothing worth losing his head over.As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death, and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal by Daniel Craig (rumored at the time of this film's release to be on the short list for consideration as the next James Bond). Listed in the credits only as "XXXX," the character is trapped into doing a favor for his volatile boss, only to have tables turned by his boss's boss (Michael Gambon) in a twisting plot involving a stolen shipment of Ecstasy, a missing girl, duplicitous dealers, murderous Serbian gangsters, and a variety of lowlifes with their own deadly agendas. As adapted by J.J. Connolly (from his own novel) and directed by Matthew Vaughan (who earned his genre chops as producer of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch), Layer Cake improves upon those earlier British gangland hits with assured pacing, intelligent plotting, and an admirable emphasis on plot-moving dialogue over routine action. Sure, it's violent (that's to be expected) and not always involving, but it's smarter than most thrillers, and Vaughan's directorial debut has a confident style that's flashy without being flamboyant. This could be the start of an impressive career. --Jeff Shannon
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