Sexy Beast (2001)

Director: Jonathan Glazer  Starring: Ray Winstone  Ben Kingsley  
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Publisher: Foxvideo
Format: DVD
UPC: 00024543026754
Buy.com Sku: 40693961
Item#: VSMQK3
Category Keywords: Crime  Gangsters  Heists  Live-Action  Recommended  Spain  Theatrical Release  Thriller 
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Features: DVD, Sensormatic
 


Editor's Note

Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed convention-defying British gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS school in favor of intricate character development. In its opening shot, Gary "Gal" Dove (Ray Winstone)--a big-bellied ex-gangster with a cockney accent--is sunning himself pool side at his luxe villa on Spain's Costa Del Sol when a gigantic boulder hurtles down a hillside, almost killing him. This near miss serves as a troublesome portent, but it hardly affects Gal, who is immersed in his tranquil life with wife Deedee (Amanda Redman), who he adores with earnest fervor. However, Gal's peace is soon shattered by the arrival of Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, using his shaved skull, spare frame, and ramrod posture to pose as an anti-Gandhi), a brutal former accomplice looking to recruit Gal for a heist. A battle of wills ensues when Gal refuses to leave retirement, and the frighteningly intense Don refuses to take no for an answer. Glazer expertly heightens the film's tension using shifts in the pacing and flashbacks, while Kingsley and Winstone imbue their characters with gorgeous life.

 
Features
Region 1
NTSC
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Audio Commentary: Ben Kingsley - Star; Jeremy Thomas - Producer
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. International Trailers
3. International TV Spot
4. Fox Flix Trailers




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Foxvideo
Release Date: 9/11/2007
Running Time: 89 minutes
Original Release Date: 2001
Catalog ID: 2002675
UPC: 00024543026754
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Available Subtitles: Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Cavan Kendall
James Fox
Alvaro Monje
Amanda Redman
Ray Winstone
Ian McShane
Juliane White
Ben Kingsley
David Scinto - Screenwriter
Ivan Bird - Director of Photography
Louis Mellis - Screenwriter
Jeremy Thomas - Producer
Rogue Banos - Composer
Jonathan Glazer - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Premiere
"...This is Kingsley's best performance in years, maybe his best ever....SEXY BEAST is a deft, remarkably tight [film]..." 06/01/2001 p.89-91

Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...The cast is uniformly excellent....This is a highly imaginative piece of filmmaking -- and one hell of a scary ride..." 06/01/2001 p.39

Film Comment
"...SEXY BEAST sizzles....[The film] constantly surprises, unfolding and reinventing itself in unexpected ways..." 03/01/2001 p.16-7

Rolling Stone
"...It's Kinsley who will fire you up. He's dynamite. Ditto the movie..." 07/05/2001 p.150

USA Today
"...Its casting is so right and its 90-minute pacing so crisp that what emerges is one of the year's few sleepers..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 06/13/2001 p.4D

New York Times
"...[Kingsley's] performance jolts the movie like an exposed high-voltage wire....[Glazer] clearly has a knack for quick visual thinking and a snappy rhythmic sense..." 06/13/2001 p.E1

Los Angeles Times
"...Style that burns....SEXY BEAST also has a strong plot and a pair of excellent performances..." 06/13/2001 p.2

  
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