Pointless, distracting and astonishingly bad, The Limey is easily one of the least involving thrillers I have ever seen. Although I've never been a real fan of Soderbergh's work, even the extremely self-indulgent Solaris seems earthbound and involving compared to this. This thriller is almost as tepid (wait, make that frigid) as Stamp's lead performance.

On the surface [and in the trailer] The Limey appears to be a cold blooded hard-knock revenge movie. It is something very different. This emotive slow burning thriller is full of wonderful understated acting, appropriately disconcerting music, great dialogue and fantastic editing. This last element adds a lot of richness to the story and made me ask 'Is this all a flash-back or flash-forward?'. There's room to think in this film. We watch Wilson remember and regret. The use of footage from an old Stamp movie which really shouldn't work, does. The film promises more blood-and-guts than it delivers and it is this restraint, along with the dry humor and narrative balance which make this one of my favorite films.… Expand

Terrible. Another gangster movie with unconvincing actors.