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A 1960s netherworld of gangsters, sado-masochism and a reclusive rockstar may seem initially exciting through its description alone. However, this movie is an intelligent and compelling exploration of identity and reality. James Fox is a chilling East End thug yet his machismo falls away as he hides away from criminal activites in the bohemian home in Notting Hill Gate under a false identity. He explores drugs, sex and perception in a fatalistic meeting with Turner (Mick Jagger). The ending is pivotal ... and takes a while to fathom. Absolutely one of my favourite movies of all time. And the soundtrack is inspired ... Listen to Memo From Turner and the Ry Cooder slide guitar. Watch it!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Brilliantly Nihilistic

One of the more brilliant British films about the decadence and nihilism which descended at the end of the age of love, i.e.the 60s. Bleak and pessimistic for the first half of violent gangsterism, it becomes an hallucinogenic nightmare when Jagger appears.