Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by Ryan W — 09 Oct 2009

A good film made great by the performances of Winstone and Kingsley (watching him here makes it more painful to watch his recent performances). It might help to watch with subtitles though...

This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by Ryan W on 09 Oct 2009.

Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.

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