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Sexy Beast (2001)

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Reviews Counted:117

Fresh:100

Rotten:17

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Sexy Beast rises above other movies in the British gangster genre due to its performances -- particularly an electrifying one by Ben Kingsley -- and the script's attention to character development.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive language, strong violence and some sexuality

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2001 Limited

Box Office: $5,972,627

Synopsis: Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed... Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed convention-defying British gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS school in favor of intricate character development. In its opening shot, Gary "Gal" Dove (Ray Winstone)--a big-bellied ex-gangster with a cockney accent--is sunning himself pool side at his luxe villa on Spain's Costa Del Sol when a gigantic boulder hurtles down a hillside, almost killing him. This near miss serves as a troublesome portent, but it hardly affects Gal, who is immersed in his tranquil life with wife Deedee (Amanda Redman), who he adores with earnest fervor. However, Gal's peace is soon shattered by the arrival of Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, using his shaved skull, spare frame, and ramrod posture to pose as an anti-Gandhi), a brutal former accomplice looking to recruit Gal for a heist. A battle of wills ensues when Gal refuses to leave retirement, and the frighteningly intense Don refuses to take no for an answer. Glazer expertly heightens the film's tension using shifts in the pacing and flashbacks, while Kingsley and Winstone imbue their characters with gorgeous life. [More]

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall, Juliane White, James Fox, Alvaro Monje

Director: Jonathan Glazer

Director: Jonathan Glazer
Screenwriter: Louis Mellis, David Scinto
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Composer: Rogue Banos
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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Winstone e (especialmente) Kingsley carregam o filme com suas atuações magnéticas, enquanto Glazer confere charme à narrativa com sua abordagem bem-humorada. Infelizmente, o terceiro ato não sobrevive à ausência do personagem mais interessante do projeto.

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This slight-seeming but trim and absorbing British import deepens in your head the more you chew it over later.

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Most crime stories, from Cain and Abel to Macbeth to Bonnie and Clyde to Pulp Fiction, show us that crime doesn't pay. Sexy Beast has more to say than that.

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09/05/03
Jonathan W. Hickman
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Entertainment Insiders

a chilly comedy of the darkest kind, set in a world where sentences are punctuated with profanities, weapons sometimes fall apart at unfortunate moments and people say things like 'You've got very nice eyes... Are they real?'

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05/14/03
Joe Mader
Joe Mader
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Guaranteed to inspire a thousand scene replays in pubs on a Friday night.

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04/16/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
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First-time director Jonathan Glazer tries so hard to be Guy Richie, without looking like he's trying to be.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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Ben Kingsley goes way over the top in a departure from his traditionally more subdued roles.

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