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Sexy Beast (2000)
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Movie Review by Zara 
March 12th, 2007
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Watch it for Ben... no, the other Ben
I kept hearing all kinds of good things about this movie, from my hipster friends right on down to my own mother. All of them proclaimed that it was one of the best movies that they'd seen. That I NEEDED to watch it. So I brought it home form the video store last week and finally got around to watching it. Let's just say that I've never considered myself easily manipulated. I'm someone who takes option one or three whenever I hear the phrase "Lead, follow or get out of the way."
I point all of this out because as a whole, SEXY BEAST is actually a boring movie. Detailing the life of some bloated, overly tan man with a past that is alluded to but not directly addressed until an unwelcome visitor appears on his doorstep, I honestly was beginning to wonder if everyone I knew had been given a great big crack rock to smoke before watching this movie. Then in comes Kingsley as Don Logan. You get to find out that the bloated handbag used to be involved in large heists and Logan has come to retrieve him for a new one. The entire appeal of this movie rests solidly on the shoulders of the man best associated with playing the eternally non-violent Ghandi. Kingsley slashes his way through certain scenes, yelling, screaming and making a fuss. In others he controls the mood of the room by speaking in a low and stilted tone.
I'd liken this movie to another recent head scratcher for me, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. That movie was much like this one, in that it had a boring storyline and a lead character who was quite clearly not the appeal of the movie. What do you do when you have a movie where there is a character so memorable played with radical intensity by an actor who acts as if there's nothing left to lose? You recommend the movie to people, telling them that they NEED to watch it. It's a good gauge to see who's easily manipulatable and who would have shot that unwelcome guest on sight.
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 | jon
Feb 12, 2008 12:50 PM
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fair play you need to sweep that hair from your eyes sweetheart! you clearly dont know what you are talking about, instead of thinking of big words and trying to sound like you actually know what you are talking about I suggest you check into a drug rehab center as it seems youre the one on crack. But quite frankly your attitude appalls me. It's not what you're saying. It's all this stuff you're not saying. Insinnuendos.
This is by far the best film I have ever watched the acting is out of this world and while its not for some those who appreciate the black comedy, and CLASSIC quotes all the way through the film this film will make you watch it over and over I still cant stop watching this film sinc e the day I watched it at the cinema.
To be fair to the Dr White honkin' jam-rag above, she is a bird what do they know! |
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Feb 12, 2008 7:04 PM