Layer Cake (Widescreen)
by Matthew Vaughn
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Actor: Colm Meaney, Daniel Craig, Dexter Fletcher, Kenneth Cranham, Michael GambonDirector: Matthew Vaughn
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Ben Davis
Cinematographer: Benjamin Davis
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Romanian (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
DVD Reviews of Layer Cake (Widescreen)
DVD Review: Good movie with crazy ending
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie lags and is hard to follow at times but the ending totally makes up for it! DVD Review: Layered out criminal saga
Summary: 5 Stars
Not your "James Bond" Daniel Craig role in this movie, but rather a down and dirty melange of assorted thuggies and druggies in a complex tale of double and triple dealings in the "layered" London/Western Europe drug empire. Craig's role as "XXXX" starts out as an interloper/middle man for the London big-wig drug kingpins, which is a left-handed way of saying he keeps his hands clean of the normal day-to-day street operations and makes big cash as a squeaky-clean go-between for the money men. But the so called Mr. Big, Jimmie Price (Kenneth Cranham), has some additional work for our pristine college boy that most assuredly leads him to unsavory territories where he must get his hands dirty (and bloody). His normal crew of Clarkie, Mortie and Terry are now to include the likes of Gene, Duke, Slasher, Sydney etc., who comprise some the street riff-raff he has to associate with to carry out the boss' directives. Add to that, another big boss emerges who may, in fact, be the "real" Main Man. The local constabulary along with the Liverpool boys also have some pivotal involvement in this nefarious mix.
What ensues is a complicated but engrossing tale of criminal crosses and double-crosses as the Serbs, the Liverpool boys and others in the London mob and law enforcement intersect one anothers' paths in this melodramatic tour-de-force. The layers of our metaphorical cake are eventually stripped aside and lead to a most dramatic conclusion. I don't think I'll see another crime film of this mettle for quite some time. The contributions by all involved in this project were realistic, poignant and entertaining. If you like well paced and intelligent crime drama, this film is for you!
DVD Review: Great movie, hooked me on Daniel Craig before Bond
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a big fan of movies like this. If you are a fan of lock stock, or snatch, than this is a one you have to see. My parents who were not a fan of the Guy Richie movies, mostly cause they were too hard to follow for them, enjoyed this movie. I wouldn't call this an edge of your seat action movie or anything, but there are the suspensfull momments which are always great. Daniel Craig is excellent in this movie, shows he can act better than a bond. Sienna miller is also beautiful in this movie, although somewhat small character involvement.
Just watch this movie and you definately enjoy this alot, if not make it one of those "have you seen this movie? Well we gotta watch it next time your at my house!"
Also i'd reccommend Green Street Hooligans to anyone looking at this. It's another British type movie, violence and such, but based around football(soccer) firms. It's better than it sounds, top 3 i've seen.
DVD Review: David Craig's Bond tryout?!?
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this movie. Definitely one of my favorite movies ever. After seeing this, I knew David Craig was going to be the new generation of Bond.
He oozes charisma and style in this movie. From start to finish this movie keeps you engaged, mostly because of how well Craig does taking us through his characters roller coaster ride. It's funny how you are rooting for a drug dealer to win....that's how great the writing and acting is in this movie.
If you liked D Craig in the new Bond movies, you can't miss this movie. At least rent it first if you are nervous....but you may as well buy it and save a few bucks since you will want to own it right afer renting it.
DVD Review: Is not in stock
Summary: 1 Stars
Unfortunately Amazon is saying this is in stock (as with many other products on the website) -- yet days later you receive a later apologizing for the delay. Be aware of this if you are buying for Xmas
Description of Layer Cake (Widescreen)
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. Unfortunately for Mr. X, the pills were stolen from a Serbian drug lord who'll cut off his head if he sells them. And with a London crime czar (Michael Gambon, Open Range & The Insider) promising to retire him permanently if he doesn't, Mr. X may be rightfully concerned about his future. Nothing worth losing his head over.As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death, and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal by Daniel Craig (rumored at the time of this film's release to be on the short list for consideration as the next James Bond). Listed in the credits only as "XXXX," the character is trapped into doing a favor for his volatile boss, only to have tables turned by his boss's boss (Michael Gambon) in a twisting plot involving a stolen shipment of Ecstasy, a missing girl, duplicitous dealers, murderous Serbian gangsters, and a variety of lowlifes with their own deadly agendas. As adapted by J.J. Connolly (from his own novel) and directed by Matthew Vaughan (who earned his genre chops as producer of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch), Layer Cake improves upon those earlier British gangland hits with assured pacing, intelligent plotting, and an admirable emphasis on plot-moving dialogue over routine action. Sure, it's violent (that's to be expected) and not always involving, but it's smarter than most thrillers, and Vaughan's directorial debut has a confident style that's flashy without being flamboyant. This could be the start of an impressive career. --Jeff Shannon
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