A good movie

I actually saw this movie in the movie theater (back then I was living in England if I recall correctly) and, to be honest, I wonder how I ended up watching this flick at the time. Anyway, since it release, this movie has pretty much reached a cult-status and it is even considered by many as one of the best British features ever made. Personally, I always had some mixed feelings about the whole thing. I mean, Jonathan Glazer, with this directing debut, definitely had a very nice visual style (I just loved the introduction), there was a very good cast (Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane) and especially Ben Kingsley gave one of his best performances playing a really messed up gangster. On top of that, the dialogues full of profanity were pretty awesome. And, yet, I thought the plot, while being quite entertaining, was in fact rather pedestrian. I mean, basically, it is an entertainining but still rather straightforward heist, no more and no less than that. To conclude, even though I’m not really sure if it is such a masterpiece, it is still a very well made and entertaining flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10