Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) by Alessandro B — 05 Aug 2007

One of the scariest characters I have ever encountered. Extremely fascinating and straight out violent. If you like that sort of thing!

This review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) was written by Alessandro B on 05 Aug 2007.

Gangster No. 1 has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Paul P (1,688) on 02 Nov 2011

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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 Tom T (451) on 29 Jun 2010

This is one of the coolest British gangster movies I have seen.Malcolm McDowell is great and Paul Bettany is wicked as the Young Gangster.The…

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By Gangster Films S (1) on 14 Jul 2010

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By Samantha S (1,257) on 10 Apr 2010

Very well done. Too violent for my taste, and I will never look at Paul Bettany the same. But it was a great movie…

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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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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 Tony Y (32) on 28 Apr 2011

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By Max E (130) on 22 Apr 2012

All time favorite movie... Best P.O.V. and in the mind of a psycho murder scene ever. But that isn't what makes the movie so great…

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