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Limey, The
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MPAA RATING: R for violence & language
Starring Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro, Nicky Katt, Peter Fonda, and William Lucking
Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh's latest film follows the exploits of Wilson (Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. (Artisan Entertainment)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | Lem Dobbs |
| DIRECTED BY: | Steven Soderbergh |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 21, 2000 Video: March 21, 2000 Theatrical: October 8, 1999 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Clayton L. gave it a4:
Terrible. Another gangster movie with unconvincing actors.
Joel W. gave it a10:
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.
Rich R. gave it a10:
One of the best movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot more than you have! Great acting, insane editing, fantastic dialog, great story of revenge, wonderful West Coast/LA footage, who couldn't like this? Anyone who thinks it's slow and boring isn't watching, or perhaps noticing, the subtle stuff, the stuff that pulls this movie over the line of reality/fantasy and back., again and again.
Evening Sun gave it a 1:
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.
Michael F. gave it a 9:
One of my favorites! Although this film is a bit slow it pays off so much! All of the acting is great! Soderbergh is a genious! Lem Dobbs (writer) is one of the greatest writers working today ("The Score," "Dark City")! This is worth a look if you have the control to sit through this film. It's only 89 minutes long.
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