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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822690639
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Languages:English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired Dolby Digital 2.0 English Subtitled Hindi Subtitled English Original Language Dolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: March 07, 2005
Running Time: 104 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death, and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal by Daniel Craig (whom you probably don't need reminding is the latest James Bond). Listed in the credits only as "XXXX," the character is trapped into doing a favor for his volatile boss, only to have tables turned by his boss's boss (Michael Gambon) in a twisting plot involving a stolen shipment of Ecstasy, a missing girl, duplicitous dealers, murderous Serbian gangsters, and a variety of lowlifes with their own deadly agendas. As adapted by J.J. Connolly (from his own novel) and directed by Matthew Vaughan (who earned his genre chops as producer of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch), Layer Cake improves upon those earlier British gangland hits with assured pacing, intelligent plotting, and an admirable emphasis on plot-moving dialogue over routine action. Sure, it's violent (that's to be expected) and not always involving, but it's smarter than most thrillers, and Vaughan's directorial debut has a confident style that's flashy without being flamboyant. This could be the start of an impressive career. --Jeff Shannon
Rating:
- Hope for a lot of icing as this cake dosen't taste so good
The producers of Layer Cake tried very hard to shape this standard gangster fare into something fresh, cool and original. They failed.
Matthew Vaughn who produced Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch lazily decided to produce yet another gangster flick, without Guy Ritchie, as a vehicle to move him into the mainstream as a director.
Having a proven track record in the genre, it was a safe bet the film would find an audience, however I assume he couldn't produce ... Read More
Rating: - snore
very very boring british gangster movie that is no good and differant to countless other british gangster movies
Rating:
- Great show, great cast
One of Craig's better films and good to see Colm Meaney as a bad guy. Shows a side of the country that some people don't realise exists.
Rating:
- Its alright..
Was looking forward to this film as i adore this genre, but i found myself slightly dissapointed, there wasnt really that much special about it, had some very poor acting (although daniel craig is pretty damn good) An obvious ending, that i guessed halfway through. It just seemed a little off key and didnt seem to grasp any of the gangster soncept (most of the actors just aint drug running or gangster material)
But the story line isnt too bad and i reckon it would be good if different ... Read More
Rating: - A Fantastic Film
I was unsure about watching this film as the cover doesn't look appealing, however once it got started I was hooked from start to finish. The twist and turns in this story line continue until the very end. It was gripping. I would strongly recommend it to anyone.
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Layer Cake [2004]
starring: Daniel Craig, Kenneth Cranham, Dexter Fletcher, Jamie Foreman, Michael Gambon
directed by: Matthew Vaughn
directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Our Price: 108,464.40
Prices excluding shipping charge.Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822690639
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Languages:
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: March 07, 2005
Running Time: 104 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Accessories: Related Items:
- The Mother [2003]
- Mean Machine [2001]
- Revolver [2005]
- Sylvia [2004]
- The Shawshank Redemption [1995]
- see more
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
As its title suggests, Layer Cake is a crime thriller that cuts into several levels of its treacherous criminal underworld. The title is actually one character's definition of the drug-trade hierarchy, but it's also an apt metaphor for the separate layers of deception, death, and betrayal experienced by the film's unnamed protagonist, a cocaine traffic middle-man played with smooth appeal by Daniel Craig (whom you probably don't need reminding is the latest James Bond). Listed in the credits only as "XXXX," the character is trapped into doing a favor for his volatile boss, only to have tables turned by his boss's boss (Michael Gambon) in a twisting plot involving a stolen shipment of Ecstasy, a missing girl, duplicitous dealers, murderous Serbian gangsters, and a variety of lowlifes with their own deadly agendas. As adapted by J.J. Connolly (from his own novel) and directed by Matthew Vaughan (who earned his genre chops as producer of Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch), Layer Cake improves upon those earlier British gangland hits with assured pacing, intelligent plotting, and an admirable emphasis on plot-moving dialogue over routine action. Sure, it's violent (that's to be expected) and not always involving, but it's smarter than most thrillers, and Vaughan's directorial debut has a confident style that's flashy without being flamboyant. This could be the start of an impressive career. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Hope for a lot of icing as this cake dosen't taste so goodThe producers of Layer Cake tried very hard to shape this standard gangster fare into something fresh, cool and original. They failed.
Matthew Vaughn who produced Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch lazily decided to produce yet another gangster flick, without Guy Ritchie, as a vehicle to move him into the mainstream as a director.
Having a proven track record in the genre, it was a safe bet the film would find an audience, however I assume he couldn't produce ... Read More
Rating:
- snorevery very boring british gangster movie that is no good and differant to countless other british gangster movies
Rating:
- Great show, great castOne of Craig's better films and good to see Colm Meaney as a bad guy. Shows a side of the country that some people don't realise exists.
Rating:
- Its alright..Was looking forward to this film as i adore this genre, but i found myself slightly dissapointed, there wasnt really that much special about it, had some very poor acting (although daniel craig is pretty damn good) An obvious ending, that i guessed halfway through. It just seemed a little off key and didnt seem to grasp any of the gangster soncept (most of the actors just aint drug running or gangster material)
But the story line isnt too bad and i reckon it would be good if different ... Read More
Rating:
- A Fantastic FilmI was unsure about watching this film as the cover doesn't look appealing, however once it got started I was hooked from start to finish. The twist and turns in this story line continue until the very end. It was gripping. I would strongly recommend it to anyone.
Action & Adventure • Adult • Anime • Children's • Classics • Comedy • Crime, Thrillers & Mystery • Documentary • Drama • Fitness • Gay & Lesbian • Horror • Interactive • Music • Musicals & Classical • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Television •
