- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 89 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman ... see all
- Director: Jonathan Glazer
- Plot: Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
User Reviews
This is THE movie to watch
Jun 10, 2008
gregsmail88 - yahoo.com
Jun 10, 2008gregsmail88 - yahoo.com
Great story. Love story with a nasty twist. Very well told, solid acting, and beautiful settings. Guys movie and any girl worth the effort.... Full review
This Film Is Perfect
Nov 11, 2007
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Nov 11, 2007adco_usa - yahoo.com
This film is perfect. I don't need a 30 word minimum. It's the type of film one can watch repeatedly, and appreciate new aspects of it...destined to be a cult classic.... Full review
Costa del crime
Jul 05, 2007
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Jul 05, 2007bspeechley - yahoo.com
Set in Costa del sol - aka - "Costa del crime " with the backdrop of the London underworld, this movie tells the gritty and realistic story of "Gal" (winstone) a retired villian living in Spain. Gal is deliberately intimidated by... Full review
Great performences all around.
Jan 22, 2007
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Jan 22, 2007garrettalbin - yahoo.com
This is a classic movie that displays Ray Winstone and especially Ben Kingsley in all their glory. Kingsley was already a world-class actor, but this is by far the best. (and he was Ghandi!!!)... Full review
Sexy Beast
Nov 11, 2006
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Nov 11, 2006futuresmkt - yahoo.com
This movie is for grownups. It is about life, relationships, love and reality. As the Godfather said, "Just when I thought I was out, They pull me back in". Excellent ensemble acting, great story and real life characters from the seamier... Full review
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Nov 11, 2006
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Beastly Stuff, And Utterly Fascinatng
Nov 04, 2006
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Nov 04, 2006ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
At first, I thought this was just a poor man's "Snatch," with the wild cinematography, dark humor, brutal characters and language....but not as good as that more well-known film. Well, I have really begun to like this film a lot,... Full review
The unnoticed epic
Oct 15, 2006
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Oct 15, 2006milleroberlin - yahoo.com
One of my favorites of all time. This film delivers a magnificent story, that doesn't fall apart in the 3rd act. First the direction (Jonathathan Glazer)and photography is astounding and falls nothing short of perfect. Second, the cast is incredible with... Full review
Sexy Beast is Powerful Monster
Sep 14, 2006
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Sep 14, 2006fjv1966 - yahoo.com
Outstanding performances, and I mean OUTSTANDING! Sexy Beast is wisely directed and moves briskly through an engaging story. The battle of wills between Gal and Don is both brutal and funny. Ben Kingsley is amazing as the completely amoral, super-bad-ass nemesis.... Full review
Great British Movie
Aug 21, 2006
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Aug 21, 2006czargaffney - yahoo.com
Wow, Ben Kingsley's performance was amazing. Ray Winstone was great. Everything about the movie was great, good plot, superb acting, awesome direction, and nice visuals. Ben should have won that Academy Award.... oh well, nevertheless, i enjoyed the movie. 5/5 stars... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 14, 2009Orlando Weekly
But Ben Kingsley, beloved for his Oscar-winning work as the title character in "Gandhi," is the film's MVP.....Guinness television commercials, makes a striking directorial debut with this piece of violent, unsettling postmodern film noir..... ... Full Review
| Feb 14, 2009jbillman@orlandoweekly.com
Redman is convincing, too....Guinness television commercials, makes a striking directorial debut with this piece of violent, unsettling postmodern film noir.....But Ben Kingsley, beloved for his Oscar-winning work as the title character in "Gandhi," is the film's MVP.....Winstone ("The War Zone") is terrific as a tough guy gone soft, willfully passive until forced to become aggressive.... ... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
As an acting showcase and jet-black comedy Sexy Beast delivers the goods.
It's good to see Ray Winstone, so often cast as a heavy, playing a sympathetic character whose worst nightmare is realised when fearsome Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) arrives with a personal offer from bigwig Teddy Bass (Ian McShane) that's too scary to refuse.
... Full Review
| Jul 04, 2008ReelzChannel
Sexy Beast is a smart, funny, potent, often violent gangster film, and if you haven't seen it, I encourage you to seek it out on DVD. ... Full Review
| May 31, 2007Radar Online
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This here commercial is pure visual poetry, a symphonic, rhythmic feast, despite the always-horrifying presence of clowns.
... Full Review
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