Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) by Joshua L — 08 Feb 2012

Wonderful movie with great talent! Was expecting more blood but the character development was great!

This review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) was written by Joshua L on 08 Feb 2012.

Gangster No. 1 has generally received positive reviews.

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Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000)

By Nick S (1,027) on 11 Jul 2010

Basically your rise and fall gangster movie...Brit style - Set in the late 60's - early 70's and the look is there...nice touch - Paul Bettany…

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By Jamie F (316) on 15 May 2011

Very good, McDowell always plays crazy well…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 03 Jun 2010

Surely this film is just an excuse to sayf**k a lot…

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By Les E (496) on 17 Feb 2012

Three excellent performances from the leads in this brutal portrayal of a young thug slowly decaying into a murdering psychotic…

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By Gangster Films S (1) on 14 Jul 2010

Based loosley around the life of mad Frankie Fraser,terrific movie with a great cast,David Thewlis is great as Freddie Mays and Paul Bettany…

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By Mloy X (536) on 23 Mar 2012

Bettany is terrifying. What a great actor, and how fun this role must have been, all that glowering and doomy language…

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By Marilee A (711) on 24 Jun 2011

The box sitting on the shelf at the video store for years looked like another cheesy, poorly titled straight to video, so what a surprise this…

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By Graham P (93) on 21 Jun 2010

Interesting and stylish tale of the the rise and (literal) fall of an unnamed, coldly psychotic criminal (Malcolm McDowell), mostly told in…

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By Jhuan D (17) on 22 May 2011

Stylish, violent and with a surreal tinge, Gangster No. 1 is not original in terms of crime thrillers but it's still effective…

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By Paul P (1,688) on 02 Nov 2011

Good British gangster flick. Story of a young hood and his rise to the top…

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