Rancid Aluminium (2000)

Director:

Edward Thomas

Writer:

James Hawes (book)

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Those who should know, KNOW!

Plot:

Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and...

Plot Keywords:

Russian Mafia | Russia | Attempted Murder | Sex | Independent Film

Cast

Rhys Ifans	...	Pete Thompson
Joseph Fiennes	...	Sean Deeny
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Masha
Sadie Frost	...	Sarah Thompson
Steven Berkoff	...	Mr Kant
Keith Allen	...	Dr Jones
Dani Behr	...	Charlie
Andrew Howard	...	Trevor
Nick Moran	...	Harry the dealer
Olegar Fedoro	...	Mr. Kant's bodyguard Naz
Barry Foster	...	Doctor
Brian Hibbard	...	Giovanni
Steve Speirs	...	BMW Man
Joshua Richards	...	Police officer
Mariusz Czajka	...	Mittelmaier

Also Known As:

Rancid Aluminum (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence, language and drug use.

Runtime:

91 min | Germany:88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company:

Ballpark Productions Partnership

Trivia:

The last film of Barry Foster.

Soundtrack:

The Tunnel

It's Rancid Alright

This is a film that had a lot to live down to . on the year of its release legendary film critic Barry Norman considered it the worst film of the year and I'd heard nothing but bad things about it especially a plot that was criticised for being too complicated

To be honest the plot is something of a red herring and the film suffers even more when the word " plot " is used because as far as I can see there is no plot as such . There's something involving Russian gangsters , a character called Pete Thompson who's trying to get his wife Sarah pregnant , and an Irish bloke called Sean . How they all fit into something called a " plot " I'm not sure . It's difficult to explain the plots of Guy Ritchie films but if you watch any of his films I'm sure we can all agree that they all posses one no matter how complicated they may seem on first viewing . Likewise a James Bond film though the plots are stretched out with action scenes . You will have a serious problem believing RANCID ALUMINIUM has any type of central plot that can be cogently explained

Taking a look at the cast list will ring enough warning bells as to what sort of film you'll be watching . Sadie Frost has appeared in some of the worst British films made in the last 15 years and she's doing nothing to become inconsistent . Steven Berkoff gives acting a bad name ( and he plays a character called Kant which sums up the wit of this movie ) while one of the supporting characters is played by a TV presenter presumably because no serious actress would be seen dead in this

The only good thing I can say about this movie is that it's utterly forgettable . I saw it a few days ago and immediately after watching I was going to write a very long a critical review warning people what they are letting themselves in for by watching , but by now I've mainly forgotten why . But this doesn't alter the fact that I remember disliking this piece of crap immensely