Face
face (n) 1. Someone who is seen and known in criminal circles 2. Honor, self-respect, reputation, dignity, image
In criminal circles they are known as "faces." They are men of honor and respect. Their word is their bond, and crossing them can be deadly.
Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough) stars as a hardened gangster in this explosive story of betrayal and revenge. Along with his crew, he's planned a daring heist that will set them up for life. But when the loot suddenly disappears, the gang is gripped with greed and far as they hunt down the traitor among them.
Visit London's bloody underworld with this edgy crime thriller that has the same vicious bite as Reservoir Dogs.
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Not a just a pretty face - Badsamaritan
A great Brit-crime film. Quirky characters, dark, gritty street scenes abound, while still showing how the characters manage to have "normal" lives with families, girlfriends, etc. Robert Carlyle shows great range here. His weary con yearns for a normal life, yet is unable to let go of what he knows as a way to live. Good, solid performances all around, with a few good plot twists. The British really know how to draw you in to the story. Good soundtrack as well.Something that we've read and seen 1000's of times on TV - Porkchop
FACE, written by Ronan Bennett, and Directed by Antonia
Bird, received a lot of acclaim back in 1997. While the
movie overall, isn't poor entertainment, it doesn't bring
anything that the public hasn't seen tens of thousands of
times before, on TV, and for free, at that.
Any movie having a made-for-television feel to it, doesn't
bode well for a paid DVD and entry charge theatrical
release. Also, the story seems something that we've read
hundreds of times before in the average book out there,
such that, when we're at the last page we ask ourselves,
why did we waste so much time reading it? There's no
redeeming ending, and the story doesn't really carry
people's imaginations anywhere over 90 minutes. This movie
is a lot like the Airbus A380, except it barely gets off
the ground.
For sure, the actors put in a full day's honest work, and
for that, it's to be respected, however, the overall
movie, same may end up feeling is intended for convicted
felons, considering that the first half, is relatively
boring, TV-like, and the climax, is reminscent of DOOM,
Quake or violent video games, whereby an actual police
station is stormed by the gang, to get their loot back,
which it not exactly realistic, but, as said, may please
a certain element in the public.
In regards to the music, almost all of it is tasteful, if
not overdone, probably wounding the overall movie from
that aspect , by over-commercializing it. e.g. the Clash
is played when the gang drives around the streets of
London, yet who needs to hear the tune, for the 1,000th
time?
The shooting locations, stereotypically dark streets, the
overcrowded and dense neighborhoods, coupled with an
incomprensible mixture of Kurdish political protests in
the streets that is frequently intermixed with other
segments of this police story, is almost laughable, at
worst, and is a distraction, at best, considering
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Not a just a pretty face - Badsamaritan
A great Brit-crime film. Quirky characters, dark, gritty street scenes abound, while still showing how the characters manage to have "normal" lives with families, girlfriends, etc. Robert Carlyle shows great range here. His weary con yearns for a normal ...Something that we've read and seen 1000's of times on TV - Porkchop
FACE, written by Ronan Bennett, and Directed by Antonia
Bird, received a lot of acclaim back in 1997. While the
movie overall, isn't poor entertainment, it doesn't bring
anything that the public hasn't seen tens of thousands of
times before, on ...