Release Date: 6/23/2009 Original Release: Rating: (Not rated) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 024543026754 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed convention-defying British gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS school in favor of intricate character development. In its opening shot, Gary "Gal" Dove (Ray Winstone)--a big-bellied ex-gangster with a cockney accent--is sunning himself pool side at his luxe villa on Spain's Costa Del Sol when a gigantic boulder hurtles down a hillside, almost killing him. This near miss serves as a troublesome portent, but it hardly affects Gal, who is immersed in his tranquil life with wife Deedee (Amanda Redman), who he adores with earnest fervor. However, Gal's peace is soon shattered by the arrival of Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, using his shaved skull, spare frame, and ramrod posture to pose as an anti-Gandhi), a brutal former accomplice looking to recruit Gal for a heist. A battle of wills ensues when Gal refuses to leave retirement, and the frighteningly intense Don refuses to take no for an answer. Glazer expertly heightens the film's tension using shifts in the pacing and flashbacks, while Kingsley and Winstone imbue their characters with gorgeous life.
DVD Features
Region 1 NTSC Keep Case - Sensormatic Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English Subtitles - Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Featurette Audio Commentary: Ben Kingsley - Star; Jeremy Thomas - Producer Trailers: 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. International Trailers 3. International TV Spot 4. Fox Flix Trailers
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