I
am a big fan of gangster/crime genre films and it is always great
to see some one tweak the formulas (a least a little bit) to give
an interesting new look. Gal (Ray Winstone) is a retired gangster
living the high life in Spain. He is surrounded by friends and
family and things couldn't be better. That is until Don (Ben Kingsley),
an old "friend", show up and wants him to work on a
job back in England. Gal has no desire to return to the life,
but Don is not a man who takes no for an answer. Ben Kingsley
as Don is on of the most menacing characters ever put on film
and Kingsley's Oscar nomination was well deserved. I won't give
away if Don gets his way or not but the film will more and hold
your interest.
Both
video and audio quality on this DVD are outstanding. Nice color
reproduction and the blacks are nice and deep. Surrounds are effectively
used used through out the film.
The
commentary on the DVD is interesting, but a little bland. Why
the director was not included I do not know. The featurette has
some interesting interviews. Overall the extras provide a solid
finish to a cool movie.
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