Review of Sexy Beast (2001) by House M — 16 Sep 2013

I love this movie. I know its Ray Winstone's movie and he's awesome in it but Ben Kingsley f*cking owns every moment of this movie.

This review of Sexy Beast (2001) was written by House M on 16 Sep 2013.

Sexy Beast has generally received very positive reviews.

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