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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
Music: Lisa Gerrard, Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Cast: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman, Sally Hawkins, Burn Gorman, Brinley Green, George Harris, Tamer Hassan, Colm Meaney, Kenneth Cranham, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Dexter Fletcher, Ben Whishaw, Jason Flemyng
Producer: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), 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

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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