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 Layer Cake: British Gangster Flick Straight Up! 
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Post Layer Cake: British Gangster Flick Straight Up!
(Here's a copy of my review:)

I defy anyone to completely understand the story of Layer Cake during their first viewing!

...and this is a good thing. Yeah, I got the main plot points, but the interconnections of the main characters are left pleasantly obscure as you watch in realtime. Daniel Craig was great - as far as I'm concerned, this makes a great calling card for James Bond, which he has been trumpeted for (and I'm a huge Pierce Brosnan supporter!).

Even though I loved the funky style and offbeat humour of recent Brit gangster movies like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, I really got into the serious tone of Layer Cake - it's a well told tale...

4 out of 5.


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Yes, it amplifies the best part of the gangster flick.. Motive... To the point where the genre is lifted.... A whirlwind...

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Meh, i was disappointed, but then i'm not a huge fan of the genre.

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Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ... isnt that the movie very similar to Snatch?

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Eagle wrote:
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ... isnt that the movie very similar to Snatch?

Similar, but approximately ten times better - I loved it!


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Layer Cake is awesome. Another A+ from the Suave One. This really set the groundwork for Daniel Craig as James Bond. Good call Sony.

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