Review of Layer Cake (2004) by Pug B — 14 Feb 2010

I avoided this for many years after being bored by the sheer amount of British gangster films. Most of them were filled with repugnant characters we were supposed to admire. Layer Cake is fairly different.

First, it drops the comedy routines and cheeky chappies. Instead we get impressive performances from the likes of Daniel Craig. Craig has one seen where he finds out he has been betrayed, not an uncommon scene in such filmes, but seeing Craig gradually well up and acting genuinely upset was an excellent touch.

It plays it straight for the majority of it's length and doesn't rewind every little twist like you're some kind of an idiot. Good job.