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Name of film: Layer Cake
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Date of release- 1st October 2004 (UK)
Country where made- UK
Awards nominated: 3 wins - Empire Award - Best british director, Special Recognition x2 - for excellence in film-making.
Certificate: 15 (UK)
Genre: Crime Thriller
Audience Response:
'Clever, 27 September 2004
Author: Philip O'Carroll from Cork, Ireland.
This is a clever drug dealer movie set in the UK. It starts out with the main character (XXXX) and narrator cheerfully extolling the virtues of the drug industry when you are careful and organised like he is. He is about to retire with a nice little fortune. Then it all starts to go wrong, one thing after another as layers are added to the plot.Sometimes it seems as if the plot is too complex and there are two dangers, one of leaving the audience behind and two leaving gaping holes in the plot. Still the humour and action set pieces are enough to pull it through. It is not as good as Snatch or Lock, Stock etc but is original enough to stand on its own right. Worth a look.'
This is a clever drug dealer movie set in the UK. It starts out with the main character (XXXX) and narrator cheerfully extolling the virtues of the drug industry when you are careful and organised like he is. He is about to retire with a nice little fortune. Then it all starts to go wrong, one thing after another as layers are added to the plot.Sometimes it seems as if the plot is too complex and there are two dangers, one of leaving the audience behind and two leaving gaping holes in the plot. Still the humour and action set pieces are enough to pull it through. It is not as good as Snatch or Lock, Stock etc but is original enough to stand on its own right. Worth a look.'
This film is extremely good, and very popular, which is good especially for a British film. This is because most films that are made are American. The film can be quite confusing though, as it cuts from shot to shot, which could be a danger as audiences could lose interest in the film. This film does make the audience think about the story behind the bigger picture behind the story though, meaning it's the perfect thriller.
2 comments:
Agree, this is very superficial and reflects only basic understanding of the conventions of the genre.
You must complete an analysis of key elements of a mise-en-scene from this film in order to achieve more than a borderline pass for research into the thriller genre.
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