Face (1997/I)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Antonia Bird

Writer:

Ronan Bennett (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 September 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The blag to kill for. Only one of them meant it for real.

Plot:

Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | London England | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Nose Bleed | Heist

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Ray
Ray Winstone	...	Dave
Steve Sweeney	...	Weasel
Gerry Conlon	...	Vince
Leon Black	...	Robbie
David Boateng	...	Lionel
Lena Headey	...	Connie
Eddie Nestor	...	Pearse
Steven Waddington	...	Stevie
Christine Tremarco	...	Sarah
Andrew Tiernan	...	Chris
Sue Johnston	...	Alice
Damon Albarn	...	Jason
Philip Davis	...	Julian
Hazel Douglas	...	Linda

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bancroft Road, Mile End, London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in Venice Report (1997) (TV)

Excellent

This is a very good London gangster film. Anyone who's enjoyed Lock Stock.. should see this; it's almost a precursor to the modern genre of London Gangster Films. Carlyle is, as is so often, brilliant, and Winstone is.. well, Winstone!!Damon Albarn (him of Blur) has a relatively brief, but well played character, Jason. The plot, a gangster gone sour drama, is OK- until the sneak of the gang was identified, I wouldn't have guessed them! The action is gritty, and it seems that the shootouts, so unlikely in terraced road, are frightenly realistic

Excellent performances all round, superb script... well worth staying in for.