Sexy Beast Movie Review 2000

This British suspense/thriller is not only tense and caustically funny at times, it also has the guy who played Gandhi as a snarling, bad-ass gangster. Ben Kingsley plays Logan, who's sent to southern Spain to lure retired gangster "Gal" Dove (Winstone) back to England for the standard "one last job." When Gal refuses, Logan threatens non-non-violence on Gal's wife Deedee (Redman) and pals Aitch (Kendall, in his last role) and Jackie (White). Gal is forced into accepting after some unfortunate events, and the plot, masterminded by Logan's boss Teddy (McShane), is carried out. After the caper is done, however, Gal will have a harder time relaxing poolside with the reminders of the "sexy beast" of his criminal life all too close. Kingsley dominates the movie as the profanity-spewing Logan, but the rest of the cast also turn in outstanding performances.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, Heists, Spain, London, One Last Job

Screenplay

Louis Mellis, David Scinto

Cast

Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Robert Atiko, Julianne White, Cavan Kendall, Alvaro Monje

Cinematography

Ivan Bird

Director

Jonathan Glazer

Music

Roque Banos

Other

Antonio Bloch, John Scott, Sam Sneade, Steve Simmonds, Louise Stjernsward, Jan Houllerigue

Producer

Jeremy Thomas, Recorded Pictures Company, FilmFour, Kanzaman S.A., Fox Searchlight

Awards

Broadcast Film Critics 2002: Support. Actor (Kingsley).