Directed by:
Michael TuchnerCinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Jonathan HodgeCast:
Richard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel Davenport, Donald Sinden, Fiona Lewis, T.P. McKenna, Joss Ackland, Johnny Shannon, Godfrey James, James Cossins, Del Henney (more)VOD (1)
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East end gang chief Vic Dakin is a violent psychopath who lives with his mother (Cathleen Nesbitt) whilst making a living by running a prosperous protection racket. After a tip off for a potential payroll heist opportunity, Dakin starts planning the job, bringing in a gang from the criminal underworld alongside associate Wolfe Lissner (Ian McShane). Detective Inspector Robert Matthews (Nigel Davenport) has been tasked to arrest Dakin when he makes his first mistake and is watching his every move, determined to catch him in the act. When a gang member is hospitalised and Matthews is closing in, can Dakin silence him before he confesses all? (StudioCanal UK)
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Does Ian McShane cuddle better than Taylor? That’s something only a wily London villain, who doesn’t even perceive the reality of his situation at the last moment, would know. It’s a brilliantly shot heist scene where improvisation forces rawness, with an innovative use of a lemon and the intensifying clash of gangster fish of various sizes with a police duo relying on chutney sandwiches, snark, and an informant network during their fishing escapades. I’m not sure if it was because of his role as a boy lover or his burning expression, as when Verbal Kint isn’t exactly Verbal Kint, but Burton here really reminded me of Kevin Spacey.
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