This is a must watch for all Guy Ritchie fans it was directed by the guy who produced all guys films and has a very similar sort of essence. It's all about a drug dealer who is only looking to make enough money so he can get out early and retire but he is drawn into a horrible deal with some ... Read review
Planning to retire and begin a new life, Mr. X (Daniel Graig, Casino Royale, Munich), a ... more
successful West End drug dealer, has been asked for one last favour: to negotiate the sale of one million hits of Ecstasy. Unfortunately for Mr. X, the pills were s...
From the producer of Snatch, Matthew Vaughn makes his directorial debut in the stylish ... more
crime thriller Layer Cake. Based upon J.J. Connolly's London crime novel, 'Layer Cake' is about a successful cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite and plans an early retirement from the business. However big boss Jimmy price (Kenneth Cranham) hands down a tough assignment: find the missing daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward (Michael Gambon). Complicating matters are millions of pounds worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossing.When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, he (Craig) has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Layer Cake a metaphor for the many murky layers of the criminal world is set in modern ... more
day London and features smooth-talking and sophisticated drug dealer 'X' whose plan is to quietly bank-roll enough cash to retire young (early). Operating under the polished veneer of a legitimate businessman his mantra is to keep a low profile and run a tight operation until it's time to get out. 'X' sees his opportunity to make a final score when crime boss Jimmy Price asks him to find the wayward daughter of rival crime boss Eddy Ryder. He agrees to take the seemingly innocuous gig as his opportunity to get out of the business with the blessing from Jimmy Price. From the glitz of the London club scene to the underbelly of its criminal world a dark twisted thriller ensues.
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From the producer of Snatch, Matthew Vaughn makes his directorial debut in the stylish ... more
crime thriller Layer Cake. Based upon J.J. Connolly's London crime novel, 'Layer Cake' is about a successful cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite and plans an early retirement from the business. However big boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) hands a tough assignment: find the missing daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward (Michael Gambon). Complicating matters are millions of pounds worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossing.When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, he (Craig) has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: John Duigan - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penelope Cruz
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Great Story Disadvantages: Bit hardto work out. Had to watch it twice
This is a must watch for all Guy Ritchie fans it was directed by the guy who produced all guys films and has a very similar sort of essence. It's all about a drug dealer who is only looking to make enough money so he can get out early and retire but he is drawn into a horrible deal with some angry serbs. There's alot of action, a great story and an Ocean's Eleven knd of ending.
It also has a real twist that's actually quite hard to ... more
This is a must watch for all Guy Ritchie fans it was directed by the guy who produced all guys films and has a very similar sort of essence. It's all about a drug dealer who is only looking to make enough money so he can get out early and retire but he is drawn into a horrible deal with some angry serbs. There's alot of action, a great story and an Ocean's Eleven knd of ending.
It also has a real twist that's actually quite hard to work out, I'm not even sure still if I've worked it out myself but it runs along the lines that you never actually get to know Daniel Craig's name throughout the film. The music is also quite good. Strongly recommend it. Especially if you like Guy Ritchie
Advantages: very good film Disadvantages: can get lost in the story
........"welcome to the layer cake son".........
guns girls and a whole lot of ecstacy pills. what is it about?
A classic british gangster film essenced with black humour. For anyone who loves lies, deception and drug runs. Any one who loves a good gangster steeped with a bit of dark humour
who's starring?
I thought Daniel Craig portrayed his character stupendiously, a man looking for an early retirement from the world locked away where we can't ... ...on one final job which leads to a whole bundle of twists and turns.
Another actor I thouroghly admire throughout this film is Michael Gambon, going to the extremes to see that big boss jimmy price (kenneth Graham) doesn't get what he wants, and not to forget going to the extremes of tanning.
Sienna miller also took part in the roles of this film but I felt her character was unnecessary and not really needed.
what's the storyline?
I thoughly enjoyed ...
baghera_gg 06.06.2007 (07.06.2007)
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Advantages: Rather good, you don't need much more justification Disadvantages: I got a little lost following the plot :P
...for only £3.95 >_<
Layer Cake is one of those classic British gangster films, about life in the big city when your playing with the big boys. The lead character (Daniel Craig) is a cocaine dealer, and is thinking of taking the money and running, and enjoying an early retirement. However, his boss has one last assignment for him...To find his (the boss's) good friend's daughter, who appears to have run away. Our hero must then find his own way, as ... ...of fusilli pasta, this film will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through.
If your looking for an exciting, high paced action/drama with a more than capeable cast selected to help bring it to you, I think Layer Cake will be a good watch. ...
Allinthemind 03.05.2007
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LAYER CAKE follows the precise, articulate XXXX as he manoeuvres through what he intends to be his last business deal in modern-day London. His business...Drugs. On the cusp of turning 30, XXXX has amassed a personal fortune, deftly avoiding the violence and ugliness so many others in his trade fall prey to by following a strict personal code defined by discretion and clean detachment from the products he sells. Just as XXXX is poised to cash in and get out, Jimmy Price, the top layer of this particular underworld cake, hands down two tasks: find Eddie Temple's drug-addicted daughter, and unload a mass of ecstasy stolen in Amsterdam by the sloppy, loud Duke, who is exactly the type of wannabe gangster that XXXX has spent his career avoiding.
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As deeply cool and urbane as its unnamed hero, LAYER CAKE follows the precise, articulate XXXX (Daniel Craig) as he manoeuvres through what he intends to be his last business deal in modern-day London. His business...Drugs. On the cusp of turning 30, XXXX has amassed a personal fortune, deftly avoiding the violence and ugliness so many others in his trade fall prey to by following a strict personal code defined by discretion and clean detachment from the products he sells. Just as XXXX is poised to cash in and get out, Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham), the top layer of this particular underworld cake, hands down two tasks: find Eddie Temple's (Michael Gambon) drug-addicted daughter, and unload a mass of ecstasy stolen in Amsterdam by the sloppy, loud Duke (Jamie Foreman), who is exactly the type of wannabe gangster that XXXX has spent his career avoiding. Further complicating matters is Tammy (Sienna Miller), a sexy young blond who XXXX meets in a club and can't get off his mind. First-time director Michael Vaughn (producer on SNATCH and LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) brings a practised eye to the film, creating a slick, highly entertaining visual style which perfectly complements the twisting storyline. The London drug world comes to vibrant life in screenwriter J.J. Connolly's adaptation of his first novel, which retains its keen ear for slang and its eye for detail, giving LAYER CAKE a thrilling ring of authenticity. In the role of XXXX, Daniel Craig has a commanding presence, portraying a man who is so good at his job that he may never be permitted to leave it, regardless of how smart he is or how well he's planned. Like the best in the crime-thriller genre, LAYER CAKE is unpredictable, unsettling, and unforgettable.
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