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Layer Cake

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Original title

Layer Cake

Year

2004

Running time

100 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Matthew Vaughn

Screenwriter

J J Connolly

Cast

Music

Lisa Gerrard, Ilan Eshkeri

Cinematography

Ben Davis

Producer

Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Marv Films

Genre

Thriller | Drugs. Mafia

Synopsis

With a vast amount of money safely invested, a London cocaine peddler (Daniel Craig) is preparing to leave England and start a new life. However, his gangland protector, Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham), has other plans, sending him on a seemingly innocuous errand that soon reveals itself as a deadly trap…

Layer Cake is the directorial debut of Matthew Vaughn, producer of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.

Awards: 2004: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Debut by a British

2004: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nom. for Best New Director

2005: National Board of Review (NBR): Spotlight Award.

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Critics' reviews

"It's a little bleak, a little twisted, a little gory, and a lot funny."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"The special appeal of Layer Cake derives from its efficient, gripping story and from the personality of the unnamed protagonist."

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"Smartly put together, with interesting characters and caustic wit."

Ray Bennett: The Hollywood Reporter
"The most crackerjack entertainment I've seen so far this year."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"[A] confidently constructed, sleekly designed tale (...) more than just a collage of movie refs stitched together with black humor."

Leslie Felperin: Variety
"A smart, vivid, thrillingly real gangster picture"

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"A sleek, effective entertainment that is a refreshing respite from the slick emptiness of recent American crime dramas"

Kevin Crust: Los Angeles Times
"Fans of Lock, Stock may be surprised by the intensity of this thoughtful thriller, which gives Daniel Craig the star-making role he deserves (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Damon Wise: Empire

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