The Limey

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1738 movies items)

" An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death. A throwback to films from the 60’s and 70’s, critics loved the movie and Terrance Stamp and Peter Fonda, too."

Rainaloki 2020 (88 movies items)

"17.5."

Watched in 2019: Movies (204 movies items)

"Middle of the road for Soderbergh and one of Terrence Stamps best performances. It could have been a pretty cool 90 LA film but falls just short. "

Best Films of 1999 (100 movies items)

"Middle of the road for Soderbergh and one of Terrence Stamps best performances. It could have been a pretty cool 90 LA film but falls just short. "

Favorite Drama Films: 1998-1999 (100 movies items)

" Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Produced by: John Hardy and Scott Hardy Written by: Lem Dobbs Cinematography: Edward Lachmañ Edited by: Sarah Flack Music by: Cliff Martinez Distributed by: Aristan Entertainment"

30 From 99: My Favorite Films From 1999 (30 movies items)

"To be honest, at first glance, The Limey doesn't seem like it was too far off from just being a typical crime film of this variety. However, with Steve Soderbergh in the director's chair, Terence Stamp in the zone as the lead and Peter Fonda who plays the antagonist with an evil that shows itself on the surface as only as a laser-like sliver, there's is enough in this movie to raise it just above the heap of the average revenge thriller. An recently freed exconvict from across the pond travels"

Moviewatcher122's 2016 Film Diary: July (26 movies items)

"July 11 "Do you understand half the shit he says?" "No, but I know what he means." I've went on how I'm not a fan of Steven Soderbergh's work before, but for whatever reason I keep going into his movies hoping they're good. In this case however this is probably his best movie I've seen so far. Sure, it's not too different from your standard revenge film, but what makes this one good is Terrence Stamp's performance and the way the story was executed. It also had an interesting style of editin"