The Limey
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Movie Reviews of The Limey
Movie Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had read mixed reviews of The Limey and could not figure out the reason. Once I viewed the film on DVD it became clear exactly why some were put off by this simple tale of revenge. From the beginning the plot and the visuals are very jumpy and non-linear. As the film progresses, everything become linear and very clear. This device is used to express the confusion and blind rage of a father which transforms into sadness with a feeling of closure. As usual Soderbergh creates a visually dazzling film with rock-solid actors. One can see a progression from "The Underneath" to "Out of Sight" to "The Limey". The genre of film noir in broad daylight seems to be uniquely his. I recommend this to the art-house crowd more than I would people looking for a straight actioneer.Movie Review: A Masterpiece Of Nostalgia, Noir, & 60's Vibe
Summary: 5 Stars
This piece de resistance of Soderberg's achieves on many different levels. It stirs its audience with images of a bygone era, lost memories, and dead dreams, against a backdrop of a slick L.A. thriller. Stamp is excellent as a tired Cockney ex-con hunting the City of Angels for his daughter's killer. His character is both sad and ruthless, pensive yet dead-set as a guided missile. Fonda plays opposite him in one of his best performances yet as a smarmy music producer living large after selling out the 60's scene and cutting a few corners. The supporting cast is equally strong, including Nicky Katt and Warhol regular Joe Dallesandro as enterprising hit men, Barry Newman as Fonda's security advisor, and Luis Guzman as Stamp's L.A. contact. This movie is about as good as they get.Movie Review: Bow down and worship the greatness of this film...
Summary: 5 Stars
The Limey is, quite simply, one of the best movies of last year and possibly one of the best of the revenge noir genre. Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda are mighty gods throwing lightning bolts of nostalgia and regret in a maelstrom of non-linear editing so severe it'll make your eyes water with joy. Movies like this exist to restore your faith in the cinematic process as a whole. The Limey is a big slice of cheesecake to wash down the horrible choking slime of movies like "Payback" Also worth acquiring due to the commentaries, the first being a prolonged, amusing and mixed up argument between soderbergh (god) and lem dobbs (satan) and the second being everyone else.
It is quite simply a masterpiece. To ignore it is to turn your back on manna from heaven.
Movie Review: Great film noir
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm watching this film for about the 10th time as I write this. It is an interesting study of vengeance by the father of a murdered girl who comes to America to find and kill her murderers. There is an interesting subplot in which an older and unreleased film by Terence Stamp is used to show the backstory when he was a young man and his daughter was a child. This subplot finally explains what has happened in the modern story. It is similar and far superior to a recent film called "Taken." In both cases, the father, who has near superhuman skills, takes off after a man who has kidnapped or ( in the Limey's case) murdered his daughter. This is a better film but both are enjoyable. I can watch this one over and over. I'm not sure about the newer film.Movie Review: SODERBERGH'S FINAL INDIE HOORAH
Summary: 5 Stars
How my ratings work:
5 - I really liked/loved it
4 - I liked it
3 - Could've been better/worth a look
2 - Just didn't live up to the potential
1 - Simply awful
This was Steven Soderbergh's last Indie Hoorah before he becam the Oscar winning director of Traffic. I absolutley love this movie. Terrence Stamp gives on of the best performances of his movie career as Wilson a career criminal who comes to America to avenge his dead daughter. The entire cast is exellent, and I love the editing trick (particularly splicing in clips from Sstamp's first movie, Poor Cow, in flashback scenes). Peter Fonda is just as great as Valentine, the sleazy record producer. This is a definate must see for film buffs.