Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by Maxx D — 17 Jul 2018
How could I have missed this? Jonathan Glazer's debut, the guy behind the brilliant "Under the skin". It got Oscar nominated and is known to be one of Ben Kingsley's greatest roles. In a way it's still pretty overlooked I guess - maybe it's the horrible, misleading title?
Some retired mob guy, Gal, is living life in a villa in Spain with his wife. He chills out next to his pool, eats out and drink. A few friends, warm weather and silent surroundings does not harm him either. Then Don enters the stage. He needs Gal to do a job. One last job. Gal simply won't do it. Don just won't accept that fact. This get's rugged and raw.
Great characters. I almost like Ray Winstone as Gal as much as I like Ben Kingsley as Don. Some earlier pornstar wifes and some rugged looking big bosses are pluses too. A very cool story that looks sweet, soaked in cool music. The story structure is daring but the result is a very original and funny film with plenty of snappy one-liners.
8 out of 10 pools.
This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by Maxx D on 17 Jul 2018.
Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.
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