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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 gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK & 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.Product Identifiers
ProducerPaul Webster, Jeremy Thomas
EAN5014138038700
eBay Product ID (ePID)3948394
Product Key Features
ActorRay Winstone, Cavan Kendall, Ian McShane, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman
Film/TV TitleSexy Beast
DirectorSteve Simmonds, James Alexander Hamilton, Jonathan Glazer, Ivan Bird, Carlos Suarez Bodelon
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time84 Min
Release Year2001
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDramas
StudioFox Searchlight Pictures, Vci
Additional Product Features
Certificate18
Unit Quantity1
ComposerRoque Banos
ScreenwriterLouis Mellis, David Scinto
Running Time84 Minutes
Original LanguageEn
Production CompanyKanzaman, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Recorded Picture Company, Film Four International
EditorJohn Scott, Sam Sneade
WriterLouis Mellis, David Scinto