MotD: Sexy Beast
Didn't really know what to expect from this movie. Had heard it was good, knew Kingsley was nominated for Best Supporting, but I knew fuck all what this was about. That's a nice rarity these days of overexplanatory trailers and just generally elevated knowledge of entertainment. It's a crime caper much in the vein of Snatch, Lock Stock and I'm not just saying that because they speak in unintelligible British accents for much of the film. The characters are quirky, cheeky and pepper their dialogue with the charming English curses like cunt and bugger. It's not really about the caper though, it's really at heart a character study which takes it's time to peel back and reveal them to us. It's that peeling that makes it a bit slow to get into. By my estimation, it took about 25 minutes into an 1 1/2 hour movie to get the plot moving. That meant we spent a 1/3 of the film with characters that we didn't know and were slowly being revealed, without knowing remotely where this was going. It picks up and gets real good, it's just a slow starter. Stick with it, you'll be rewarded.
I really enjoyed this movie a few years back. It made me want to live on the coast of Spain.
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