The Limey (1999)
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Reviews Counted:78
Fresh:71
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Terence Stamp's flinty performance oozes style and substance.
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: With THE LIMEY, director Steven Soderbergh has crafted a stylish revenge thriller that also contains a refreshing sense of humor. Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con, travels to Los... [More]
Starring: Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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The film is subtly stolen by Amelia Heinle, joining such actresses as Andie MacDowell, Elisabeth Shue, Betsy Brantley and Jennifer Lopez as the latest in a line of Soderbergh's saving graces. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It's an interesting quest but there's no escaping that this is an overly familiar plot dressed up with some fabulous sun-kissed cinematography by Ed Lachman. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Not your standard revenge movie, thanks to the inventive and stylish direction of Steven Soderbergh. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A montagem, a interessante utilização de imagens de Poor Cow e, claro, a interpretação impecável de Stamp transformam um roteiro prosaico em uma experiência intrigante.
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B+ |
The crimer suffers from a slim, underdeveloped script by Lem Dobbs (who also write Kafka), but benefits from Soderbergh's astute direction that posits two 1960s cinematic icons, Brit Terrence Stamp and American Peter Fonda as long-time enemies. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Soderbergh returns to the crime genre, but The Limey couldn't be more different than Out of Sight, except for the fact that it's just as good. Full Review |
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B+ |
Bien que le scénario soit plutôt conventionnel, The Limey amène une bouffée de fraicheur au genre grâce à la touche bien particulière de Soderbergh. Full Review |
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B+ |
Soderbergh's brilliant non-linear storytelling keeps us asking questions about this gunslinging Brit right to the end. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The movie belongs to Stamp and Fonda. Full Review |
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4/5 |
[Stamp] hasn't had a role like this since his heyday in the '60s and he shows he has been overlooked far too long. Full Review |
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Those interested in more challenging work will find the film a unique meditation on the nature of Hollywood. Full Review |
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B- |
Stamp is the elder statesman of intelligent counterculture cinema, and his performance here makes what is otherwise a lackluster project come energetically alive. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
An apparently simple movie that demands and rewards a deeper look. Full Review |
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There's more to this crime-thriller than meets the eye. Full Review |
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CommentLatest News for The Limey
July 20, 2007:
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