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R 1997 1h 43m Crime Drama List
38% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 71% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
A bitter former idealist, Ray (Robert Carlyle) plans a daring heist with his buddy Dave (Ray Winstone), who is a seasoned criminal. Joining the pair are the restless Julian (Philip Davis), ex-con Stevie (Steven Waddington) and aspiring mobster Jason (Damon Albarn). While the crew pulls off the robbery, the amount that they make out with is much less than expected. This situation causes conflict within the group, resulting in violence, betrayal and even murder. Read More Read Less

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Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Apr 9, 2005 Full Review Russell Scott Smith New York Post Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 18, 2005 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Jul 27, 2008 Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Face had me a little skeptical at the beginning, but the flick coasts along at an appreciable clip, and it's fronted by a half-dozen really enjoyable performances. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 26, 2005 Full Review Hartford Courant Rated: 2/5 Aug 5, 2005 Full Review TV Guide Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 27, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Keeps you on your toes and guessing until the end. Robert Carlyle gives a fantastic performance as the dark yet somehow lovable Ray. Highly recommend! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member gritty british gangster heist movie.prefer this to snatch and just as violent as fight club. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It all went down hill after Gerry Conlon's scene at the start. Predictable plot and the whole left wing sub plot was pointless. Still decent turns from Carlyle, Winstone and in particular Phil Davis makes it watchable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member a well-assembled cast alone could not save the poor storytelling. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A British gangster film with a bit more in the ways of brains than your average mockney rubbish. Ray is an armed robber and a face which is slang for a known villian. He and his team of armed robbers carry out a daring raid on a money depository which should leave them well in the black,only trouble is their isnt enough money to go round and one of the gang is starting to get greedy. What makes this film rise above the norm is the cast,Robert Carlyle is first rate as Dave a man with a troubled past who is desperate to free him self from a life of crime. Ray Winstone is great also as Dave a family man who wants out as well but for his own reasons . Stevie is Rays friend and again Steven Waddington excells inthe role. But for my money its Phil Davis as Julian who steals the film . One minute he is going crazy with a shotgun the next cradling his son in his arms its a performance that stays the right side of parody thanks to Davis making Julian a human being as well as a nutcase. Damon Albarn turns up and is ok ,but the robbery itself and a street gunbattle are deftly handled so that outweighs his rather soggy performance. An excellent and one well worth seeking out if you have had enough of cliched gangster movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Another Great British film. Another Great British Gangster Flick. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A bitter former idealist, Ray (Robert Carlyle) plans a daring heist with his buddy Dave (Ray Winstone), who is a seasoned criminal. Joining the pair are the restless Julian (Philip Davis), ex-con Stevie (Steven Waddington) and aspiring mobster Jason (Damon Albarn). While the crew pulls off the robbery, the amount that they make out with is much less than expected. This situation causes conflict within the group, resulting in violence, betrayal and even murder.
Director
Antonia Bird
Producer
Elinor Day, David M. Thompson
Screenwriter
Ronan Bennett
Production Co
Distant Horizon
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 25, 2005
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround