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GavinGibbons

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excellent british gangster film, better than lock stock and snatch and i love those films!

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Posted jul 11, 2007 1:40 pm pt

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A dark, different and surprising movie. Daniel Craig was able to bring a little sympathy to his character, which is remarkable considering that the character is a drug dealer. The cast did an excellent job, although I think Sienna Miller's...
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A dark, different and surprising movie. Daniel Craig was able to bring a little sympathy to his character, which is remarkable considering that the character is a drug dealer. The cast did an excellent job, although I think Sienna Miller's character was quite useless. Was she written on so that the male audience would get some eye candy? The film had original camera techniques which is always pleasant for the viewer (I'm not an expert on filming so I'll just mention it like this). Overall this film was very versatile and smart, I liked it.

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Posted apr 29, 2007 4:56 am pt

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Layer Cake is a good British gangster action film. The acting was good, the movie was well cast and it had a good script. Daniel Caig did a good job playing XXXX, the other actors also did a nice performance. Overall, it was great fun and a damn...
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Layer Cake is a good British gangster action film. The acting was good, the movie was well cast and it had a good script. Daniel Caig did a good job playing XXXX, the other actors also did a nice performance. Overall, it was great fun and a damn good film.

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Posted feb 20, 2007 2:19 am pt

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A great action flick that was based off a book of the same name. Starring Daniel Craig in his pre-James Bond days, the movie is quite violent, but is a must see for anyone who is curious as to what Daniel Craig was up to before donning a tuxedo.

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Posted feb 5, 2007 4:28 am pt

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This movie had a great soundtrack. I'm mentioning that first, because I think that I like the soundtrack the best out of the whole movie.
That doesn't surprise me though, considering the thing I liked most about the movie Snatch was the way...
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This movie had a great soundtrack. I'm mentioning that first, because I think that I like the soundtrack the best out of the whole movie.
That doesn't surprise me though, considering the thing I liked most about the movie Snatch was the way Brad Pitt spoke.
I didn't really like the movie. Mainly because I couldn't really follow the plot, and I'm not a fan of drug movies in general. My husband thought this movie was "okay". Maybe it's just not a girl-friendly movie.
I gave this movie 2 stars: 1 for the soundtrack, and 1 because I managed to get through the whole movie without falling asleep.

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Posted dec 19, 2006 5:09 am pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  100
  Fast, convulsive, and densely exciting new British gangster thriller.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  88
  Don't let the fast-and-loose vibe fool you: Right up to its operatic finale, this is one tight one last job.

  by Allison Benedikt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  Craig is fascinating here as a criminal who is very smart, and finds that is not an advantage because while you might be able to figure out what another smart person is about to do, dumbos like the men he works for are likely to do anything.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  88
  Things get a little tricky by the end, but it's the sort of trickery that's immensely satisfying.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  88
  Doesn't reveal all its layers until you've taken the last bite.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  It's a stylish and classic gangster saga about the clashing of rival empires.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  The director Vaughn has a flair not merely for action and ambiance but also for character.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
  80
  Layer Cake is a treat--especially if your taste in desserts is devil's food.

  by Richard Schickel | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  80
  A colorful cast whose combined energy lifts the story off the ground.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  80
  The newest in British gangland entertainment and the tastiest in years.

  by Manohla Dargis | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  80
  Smartly put together, with interesting characters and caustic wit.

  by Ray Bennett | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  80
  There's a proper lived-in believability about Layer Cake's depiction of how the worlds of the rich, the criminal and the criminally rich intersect.

  by Leslie Felperin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  Layer Cake is suffused with a stately sense of menace and a sort of doomed existential suave.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  75
  Cheeky, brass-knuckles British crime film.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  75
  It's like "Lock, Stock" as filtered through the mind of David Mamet, with Craig as the suave middleman holding it all together.

  by Peter Debruge | Read Full Review »