Review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) by Martin H — 06 Jun 2007

Great movie. Paul Bettany really nailed this performance. Cool to see Malcolm McDowell post-Clockwork Orange.

This review of Gangster No. 1 (2000) was written by Martin H on 06 Jun 2007.

Gangster No. 1 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Diego E (200) on 10 May 2010

Pas sure d'apprecier totalement le genre gangster, meme quand il s'agit manifestement d'un bon film…

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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 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 Sarah S (1,165) on 31 Jul 2014

Brutal, vicious, well acted, and over the top british thriller with a menacing and wonderful lead performance from Paul Bettany…

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By Aurko M (2) on 24 Apr 2011

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By Connor G (714) on 01 Aug 2014

As excellent Paul Bettany was at playing Malcolm MacDowell, the whole thing got dragged down in being really psychotic…

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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 Susan P (269) on 02 Jul 2012

Woah. I am disturbed. Malcolm McDowell is scarier in this than in A Clockwork Orange…

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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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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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