Sexy Beast
Gary (Ray Winstone) is a former gangster who has made a modest amount of money from his criminal career. Happy to put his life of crime behind him, he has retired with his wife Deedee (Amanda Redman) to the sunny bliss of rural Spain, where he lives an idyllic life with his family and a few close friends. But Gary's contentment is ruptured by an unwelcome visitor from his past -- Don (Ben Kingsley), a former associate who has been hired to assemble a team of criminals to rob a heavily guarded bank. Don wants Gary in on the job, and is less than pleased by Gary's unwillingness to volunteer his services. What ensues is a battle of wills between the two men, with Don intimidating, prodding, and manipulating his onetime friend to get what he wants, forever changing the lives of those around him in the process.
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall
Carries so much impacted menace and visual narrative gamesmanship that it brought back some of the excitement I felt nearly a decade ago watching Quentin Tarantino's ''Reservoir Dogs.''
A vicious horror flick with an actual beast and someone who just acts like one.
Kingsley creates an unforgettable monster. Acting rarely gets this hypnotically explosive.
These are hard men. They could have the "Sopranos" for dinner, throw up and have them again.
A noir masterpiece with Oscar-caliber performances, Sexy Beast slowly turns up the heat until we squirm.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy Awards (2002)
Jeremy Thomas
BAFTA Awards (2001)
Bogey Awards, Germany (2002)
Best Supporting Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2001)
Best Actor
British Independent Film Awards (2001)
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