Gangster No. 1 details
| Formats: | 18 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Eddie Mar, Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Kenneth Cranham, Saffron Burrows, Doug Allen, Eddie Marsan, Jamie Foreman, Andrew Lincoln |
| Director: | Paul McGuigan |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller - General |
| Studio: | SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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Gangster No. 1 |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 39 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 17 Mar 2008 |
| Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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Number One? More like a pile of number twos
By CharliePotatoes from Merseyside , 16 Apr 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
You'd think with a cast of top-rate Brit thespians and the reliable premise of 1960s gangster action you'd be in for a treat with this, but you'd be so far wrong you'd probably need to sit down in a darkened room for ten minutes to fully comprehend how mistaken you actually were.
The dire-log doesn't just border on cockney pastiche, it positively revels in it. It's like listening to Derek & Clive doing a gangster parody. It's terrible. It's cringe worthy. The cast do a marvellous job just keeping a straight face when delivering their lines.
In the opening 5 minutes McDowell does a completely random take to camera, delivers a shockingly appalling line to the audience - something which doesn't occur for the rest of the film. (Random takes to camera, that is, regrettably the film is chock-full of dodgy lines!)
The director seems too preoccupied with nifty stylistics - some of which admittedly work quite well - to be bothered with the niceties of 3 dimensional characters or believable dialogue. And the film suffers all the more for it.
Life's too short to watch crap films. Avoid this one like it limped into town covered in buboes and ringing a bell, it is two hours of your life that you will simply not get back.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(51)Number one disappointment
By DogPooFairy (2 reviews) , 19 May 2013All expectations were completely unfounded; despite a promising cast, this is without doubt one of the worst films I've seen for some time!- Was this review helpful to you?
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British Gangster Flick
By Jenster87 (8 reviews) , 02 Dec 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
A good british gangster film, i have to admit i found it a bit funny but i don't think it was meant to be. A good film to watch; Paul Bettany was brilliant. A little boring in parts but overal i think a good average film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Surprisingly Violent
By Riley_Serola (19 reviews) from London , 21 Apr 2012THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Morally reprehensible
By a customer , 18 Apr 2012More swearing even than In Bruges, plenty of nasty violence (though you think you see more than you do) and some homoerotic longing.
Brilliantly shot to evoke the 60s.
Recommended for the strong of stomach.- Was this review helpful to you?
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One to miss
By a customer , 18 Feb 2012Dreadful, lasted 15 minutes before turning it off, watch The Krays instead, there are much better gangster movies out there- Was this review helpful to you?
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