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Author Topic: Layer Cake Tommie Evans Expert Film Handler Posts: 116 From: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Registered: Sep 2004 posted 09-18-2004 07:52 AM                     Anyone who liked Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch will be familiar with the format of this film. A bunch of cockney gangsters, over the top characters and a pass the parcel drug farce focusing on the career of the main character. It lacks the tongue in cheek, almost slap-stick humour of snatch, and there is no vinnie jones or Brad Pitt. The film is slightly too serious, but would have been great with Guy Ricthies choice of characters. The film is witty in places but needed more of a comedy/violence element to make it stand out. A good movie IMO but could nave been better cast. A little more and please, as I saw little in the film.  |  IP: Logged Don Anderson Master Film Handler Posts: 312 From: West Bend, WI, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-20-2005 01:14 PM                     Loved this movie. 3 million pounds ($$$$) of X, and a great soundtrack!! Very ggod version of the novel. But, it does end differently than the book. Highly recommend this feature for anyone that loved Trainspotting, Lock Stock, or Snatch. Action packed with tons of meaningless violence, and of course....drugs.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-20-2005 03:16 PM                     I enjoyed the movie too. The DVD has an extra ending available in the menu. (region 2 Special Edition disc)  |  IP: Logged Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 06-20-2005 11:00 PM                     Good movie. I liked Lock Stock and 2 smoking barrels which is stylishly different from this movie despite Vaughn producing lock stock. And I liked this one too. I am glad Vaughn didn't decide to ape Ritchie's style.  |  IP: Logged

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