Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

By Jonathan Glazer

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2002-03-12
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Director: Jonathan Glazer
  • Production Company: Recorded Picture Company
  • Production Country: Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 15.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
7/10
7
From 765 Ratings

Description

Ex-villain Dove (Ray Winstone) has served his time behind bars, and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. But the idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan (Ben Kingsley), who is intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking and explosive battle of wills with Logan, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.

Trailer

Photos

Reviews

  • A classic

    5
    By nocrickets
    Puts the classic Cockney gangster genre through the Tarantino-Ritchie postmodern moves and comes out a winner. Brilliant performances all around -- not just Kingsley's amazing bad guy, but Winstone at his soggy best, McShane at his most evil, and the whole supporting cast. Brilliant script, despite a few cliched plot points. Great look and soundtrack. Even the arty elements more or less work. Loved it.
  • Intense British Crime Film

    5
    By LShaneH
    "Sexy Beast" is a great British gangster film that warrants repeated viewings. Ray Winstone stars, but Ben Kingsley steals the show and his performance alone is worth the price!
  • Movie or Life?

    4
    By Hoffa45
    If your looking for Action to replace Acting, then this movie is not for you! The superb played out roles feel more like a real world tale your mate sat you down to tell you. Not a FX waste of time...
  • Great!!!!!

    5
    By Aussiegirl84
    Great movie!!! Rent it own it watch it. Anyone who dosnt like this film. Dosnt know anything.
  • Kingsley is dynamite!

    5
    By conquistdor70
    Kingsley is dynamite!... What an amazing performance... Very stylish... Love this film
  • Love it

    5
    By hcergen
    One of the most intriguing movies I have ever seen. You can't help but fall in love with characters. Lovely done mates!
  • mediocre at best

    3
    By Laz915
    Ben Kingsley was great, everything else was hot garbage, including the plot.
  • A Classic!!!

    5
    By LoudMouthOne
    Great acting...stylistic and superb storytelling...witty and devilish dialogue from the great Ben Kingsley. Wish they had the soundtrack available to this movie.
  • Sexy Beast, Sneaky Good Movie

    5
    By MahatmaCoy
    Sexy Beast, Sneaky Good Movie Inevitably, if I tell someone to watch this movie, without telling then anything about it, there will be smirks and lewd snickers prior to the viewing. Afterwards, there is a generally subdued, faintly fearful, happy to be out of there alive look on all of their faces. They had just seen "Mahatma Ghandi" , as Don Logan, a cunning, violent sociopath, use everything in his power, from subtle manipulation to outright violence. to achieve his goals in the brutal London underworld of crime. The cast includes Ben Kingsley (Ghandi), Ray Winstone (Ripley's Game), Ian McShane (Waking Ned Devine), James Fox (The Jackal). and Amanda Redman (Kng Lear). See this movie, if not for the spectacular Spanish scenery, the clever, clever crime, the getaway, the comeuppance, then see it for the mind-blowing acting performance of Ben Kingsley. At this point one has to wonder which character, Ghandi or Don Logan was Kingsley playing against type.
  • Great Movie

    5
    By zeke4x4
    I saw this movie a few years ago and loved it! Ben Kingsley is an absolute genius, he is one the best actors of this generation. I highly recommend this movie.

keyboard_arrow_up