Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) by Alex P — 05 Jan 2008

Okay. So I live in Morgantown, West Fuckin Virginia, and I don't get to see "There Will Be Blood." But in lieu of that, I'm going to watch everything Daniel Day-Lewis has done, starting with the role that made him in the states.

And he is predictably excellent. Problem is, the film is otherwise pretty boring. And D-Day is the only actor who isn't just fucking TERRIBLE. I don't believe a damn thing they're saying. I don't think they believe it, either. The script isn't all that bad, but as delivered by these actors, it's pure excrement. Gordon Warnecke, who plays the lead role of Omar, is particularly awful.

But D-Day, playing a gay former Neo-Nazi punk in 1980s London, is so indescribably natural, he makes the whole film worth watching. All three stars are for Daniel Day-Lewis. If he wasn't in this movie, it would get zero stars.