Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by Jamie L — 11 Jan 2008

One of these days I'm going to watch this back to back with "Ghandi." Kingsley's maniacal performance blew me away.

This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by Jamie L on 11 Jan 2008.

Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.

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