Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) by Jordan A — 09 Nov 2007

Mcdowell & bettany are superb in this film.

This review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) was written by Jordan A on 09 Nov 2007.

Gangster No. 1 has generally received positive reviews.

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Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000)

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 Alistair K (23) on 06 Sep 2010

Deserves better than being lumped in with all the other Brit Danny Dyer geeza gangster flicks…

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By Ola G (527) on 06 Dec 2015

A middle-aged crime boss (Malcolm McDowell) smugly reflects back from 1999, narrating the brutality which made him triumphant - and feared…

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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 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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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 Adam W (1,422) on 12 Oct 2010

This is an underrated and disturbing movie, where you may think making Paul Bettany the ultra violent gangster is a bit daft (wimbledon…

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By Ruhan R (222) on 21 Jul 2011

Gangster No. 1 was a moderately well made production that I would call a crime drama sooner than a gansgter movie…

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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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Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000)

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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