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Layer Cake (Full Screen Edition)
Layer Cake
Full Screen Edition
Actors: Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
R     2005     1hr 45min

Planning to retire and begin a new life, Mr. X (Daniel Craig, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider), a successful West End drug dealer, has been asked for one last favor: to negotiate the sale of one million hits of Ecstasy. Unfortunat...  more »

     

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Actors: Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Creators: Ben Davis, Matthew Vaughn, Jon Harris, Adam Bohling, David Reid, Stephen Marks, J.J. Connolly
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Crime, Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Dubbed,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 08/23/2005
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 1hr 45min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Special Edition
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English, Romanian, French
Subtitles: English, French
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Member Movie Reviews

Dixie K. (kona-dixy) from KAILUA KONA, HI
Reviewed on 6/4/2012...
This movie is something like Quentin Tarantino doing a "Miami Vice" episode. Liked it; moves quickly; the dots get connected.
2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Wow... Great, Great Fun and a Smashing Ending!
KDMask | Rochester, Planet Fab, NY | 08/11/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you like British crime movies or loved "The Usual Suspects" this move is for you. I actually saw this at our local art movie house and went twice. I can't believe it's on DVD so soon! With great acting (Daniel Craig is a young James Woods) and fab dialog, this isn't just a "thug" movie at all. The "layers" of this cake are spectacular. Just when you think you've got it figured out, it twists yet again. The fast-paced action keeps you interested and the music is awesome (I'll be getting the soundtrack next).
Don't miss this gem. You'll want to watch it over and over again."
Credible and Entrancing
Andrew Desmond | Neutral Bay, NSW Australia | 08/29/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)

""Layer Cake" is of that increasingly popular film genre that goes by the loose title of British gangsterism. "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" comes to mind although this film is more a black comedy than "Layer Cake" which strives to remain true to its roots.

The essence of the film is that the lead character, XXXX, played by Daniel Craig is trying to retire from the drug trade. He's had enough, is now comfortably well off and has played the game carefully and by the rules, to the extent that rules exist. However, his retirement is postponed as he is drawn into an ever more complex web of intrigue and double crossing. He finds himself being exposed to greater risk that he would normally accept. He is forced to operate outside his comfort zone.

The film is well placed and totally entrancing as the viewer is gradually sucked in to this nether world of crime. His cohorts seem quite believable as do the lords of the game and the shadowy Bosnian mafia that lurks as a background threat. The plotting is complex and the deals always tense with big stakes being played. The film has "street cred".

The film's ending is unexpected. I will say no more as I don't want to spoil it for others. Perhaps the best advise is simply to see it!
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Stunned Completion
Bu-Chan | Aotearoa | 03/22/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Not knowing what to expect, this was one of those movies that surprised and then kept on surprising. "The Layer Cake" is perhaps the most complete movie I have seen in a long while, with elements inter-linking all through to provide a varied and wild concoction of violence, humour and thrill.

The unnamed main character, (Daniel Craig), narrates the movie of his dealings in the underworld's drug scene, dispensing his wisdom all the while, including his "golden rules" for dealing drugs. XXXX gets involved with a deal regarding some pills, and also gets pulled into a favour for a criminal leader further up the food chain. The plot twists and turns, and there is an array of very colourful characters, with equally colourful dialogue.

As noted by another reviewer, the musical score just blends effortlessly with the movie, making scenes more poignant and lending itself well to the overall feel of the movie itself.

The humour, though not a major feature, is there in its subtle way. A good example is the sex scene that almost was, until XXXX got nabbed by some very serious looking and large fellows. Irony abounds all through the movie, though humour is definitely not the mainstay of the plot.

The ending, (I won't spoil it), is excellent, and makes the preceding movie seem all the more powerful, especially in regard to XXXX's narrations. It was a complete surprise to me, and it was perfect.

For a mob movie, this one has to be among the best that I have seen. It has a whole range of qualities that mark it as different, right from the acting itself to the music. For lovers of something a bit different, this would be an excellent choice."