Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) by Alice P — 11 Mar 2011

One of the best British gangster films to date.. Superb cast and some top acting... Recommend it!

This review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) was written by Alice P on 11 Mar 2011.

Gangster No. 1 has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Tyson P (433) on 12 Jul 2012

Outstanding film. Very violent, very tense, fairly funny, excellently made, and extremely well acted by McDowell and Bettany…

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By Mourad A (7) on 03 Dec 2013

I thought this was a brilliant character study…

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By Jim A (789) 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 Dave A (564) on 21 May 2010

Strange title, but also...strangely good. a story about the rise of a usurper gang lord, chock full of violence and the C word…

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Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000)

By Gareth M (330) on 28 Apr 2016

Watch this and loved it, propa nutter this fool....think ima buy a hatchet…

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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 Tishka F (118) on 18 Aug 2010

This is when I fell for Paul Bettany ... it would probably get more stars were it not for the gratuitous gore…

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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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Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000)

By John O (1,007) on 04 Jul 2012

A brilliant movie and two brilliant performances from Malcolm McDowell and Paul Bettany…

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